Cosmology from Topological Defects
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303504Alejandro Gangui's graduate-level lecture notes about the possible cosmological role and observational signatures of topological defects. Based on lectures delivered at the Xth Brazilian School on Cosmology and Gravitation in 2002.
Submitted in section: Astronomy: Cosmology: Topological Defects: Cosmology from Topological Defects