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Cosmic strings reborn?
T. W. B. Kibble
There are two main reasons for the recent renewal of interest in cosmic strings: Fundamental string-theory models suggest their existence; and there are at least two tentative obse…
Estimation of vortex density after superconducting film quench
T. W. B. Kibble, A. Rajantie
This paper addresses the problem of vortex formation during a rapid quench in a superconducting film. It builds on previous work showing that in a local gauge theory there are two…
Symmetry breaking and defects
T. W. B. Kibble
Symmetry-breaking phase transitions are ubiquitous in condensed matter systems and in quantum field theories. There is also good reason to believe that they feature in the very ear…
Surface Quantum Effects in a Fireball Model of Gamma Ray Bursts
R. Lieu, Y. Takahashi, T. W. B. Kibble +2
Recent rapid advances in the observations of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) lend much confidence to the cosmological fireball (FB) model: there is now compelling evidence that the radiati…