Evolution of string-wall networks and axionic domain wall problem

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Hiramatsu, Takashi ^a   Kawasaki, Masahiro ^b   Saikawa, Ken'Ichi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

axions; Cosmic strings; domain walls; monopoles; physics of the early universe

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052530992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/08/030     Document Type: Article

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