List of (some) Technical Papers about the Formation of Topological Defects

(these papers are my main references for the contents of this Website)

1. Order Parameters, Broken Symmetry, and Topology:

Sethna, James P. "Order Parameters, Broken Symmetry, and Topology." Lectures in the Sciences of Complexity. Ed. Daniel L. . Stein and Lynn Nadel. Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1989. 243-88. Print

2. Classification of Topological Defects and Their Relevance to Cosmology and Elsewhere:

Kibble, T.W.B. 2000 Classification of topological defects and their relevance to cosmology and elsewhere. In Topological defects and the non-equilibrium dynamics of symmetry breaking phase transitions, ed. Y.M. Bunkov & H. Godfrin. NATO Science Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences 549 7–31.

3. Topology of cosmic domains and string:

Kibble, T.W.B. 1976 Topology of cosmic domains and string. J. Phys. A: Math. & Gen.9, 1387–98

4. Phase transitions in the early universe:

Kibble, T.W.B. 1982 Phase transitions in the early universe. Acta Phys. Polonica B13, 723–36.

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