The no-defect conjecture and its implications
- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Vol. 15 (9) , 2711-2718
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/017
Abstract
When the topology of the universe is non-trivial, there exist constraints on the network of topological defects that may appear during a phase transition in the early universe. Here we review the main results of two recent papers by Uzan and Peter concerning topological defects in a multiconnected universe: the no-defect conjecture, the evaluation of the redshift at which all the defects (if formed) have disappeared and the consequence on the cosmic microwave background.Keywords
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