Phase-transition dynamics in the lab and the universe

• Autores: Tom Kibble
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 60, Nº. 9, 2007, pág. 47
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Topological defects, such as vortices and flux tubes, that arise during phase transitions in condensed-matter systems can serve as models for a far more elusive defect--cosmic strings formed in the early universe.