2002/12/25 by Mairi Sakellariadou, Sakellariadou, Mairi
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0212365
Invited lectures in the NATO ASI / COSLAB (ESF) School ``Patterns of symmetry breaking'', September 2002 (Cracow). 28 pages
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Topological defects are involved in a plethora of physical and astrophysical phenomena. In these lectures, I will review the r\^ ole they could play in the large-scale structure formation and the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, as well as in various high energy phenomena, including baryon number asymmetry, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and gamma ray bursts. I will then summarize the gravitational effects of cosmic strings. Finally, I will briefly discuss the r\^ ole of topological defects in brane world cosmology.