GUT cosmic strings and inflation
arXiv:hep-th/0604214
Abstract
We show that GUT cosmic strings generically form after inflation if a {\it non-inert} symmetry breaks after inflation; they form irrespectively of the inflationary scenario and in both supersymmetric and non-supersymmetric theories.
arXiv comment9 pages
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