Defect Evolution In Cosmology And Condensed Matter Quantitative Analysis With The Velocitydependent Onescale Model 1st Edition Cjap Martins Auth by C.j.a.p. Martins (auth.) 9783319445519, 9783319445533, 3319445510, 3319445537 instant download after payment.

This book sheds new light on topological defects in widely differing systems, using the Velocity-Dependent One-Scale Model to better understand their evolution. Topological defects – cosmic strings, monopoles, domain walls or others - necessarily form at cosmological (and condensed matter) phase transitions. If they are stable and long-lived they will be fossil relics of higher-energy physics. Understanding their behaviour and consequences is a key part of any serious attempt to understand the universe, and this requires modelling their evolution. The velocity-dependent one-scale model is the only fully quantitative model of defect network evolution, and the canonical model in the field. This book provides a review of the model, explaining its physical content and describing its broad range of applicability.