Title Defect Evolution in Cosmology and Condensed Matter : Quantitative Analysis with the Velocity-Dependent One-Scale Model Author(s) Martins, C.J.A.P Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. Description IX, 118 p : online resource Abstract Note 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 ISBN,Price 9783319445533 Keyword(s) 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks 2. COSMOLOGY 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Phase transitions (Statistical physics) 6. Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 7. PHYSICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10329     On Shelf