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SUMMARY:Universe Unravelled: Cosmic Strings at 50
DTSTART:20260901T080000Z
DTEND:20260905T160000Z
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CONTACT:gr-secretary@damtp.cam.ac.uk
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Paul Shellard (University of Cambridge)\n\nIn a semi
 nal paper in 1976\, Tom Kibble first proposed the notion of cosmic strings
 \, and a rich legacy of research in the field has followed over the past f
 ifty years. A central goal of this Universe Unravelled workshop will be to
  revisit unresolved questions about cosmic strings that underpin predictio
 ns for cosmological observables\, ranging from gravitational wave signals 
 to axion masses. The workshop is intended to prioritise discussion with am
 ple time to develop collaborative directions that could advance these outs
 tanding challenges. The workshop is intended to prioritise discussion with
  ample time to develop collaborative directions that could advance these o
 utstanding challenges.\nIn broad outline\, the programme will include the 
 following topics:\n\nRetrospective perspectives on cosmic strings: their l
 egacy\, observational signatures\, and future prospects.\nCosmic strings d
 ynamics and scaling network evolution: Nambu-Goto and field theory simulat
 ions\, and their correspondence with analytic modelling\, including loops 
 and radiative backreaction.\nQuantifying cosmic string observables: gravit
 ational waves\, dark-matter axions\, the CMB\, and other probes.\nExplorin
 g cosmic string phenomenology: superstring networks\, GUT-scale and EW str
 ings\, and superconductivity.\nConnections with other topological defects 
 and recent developments.\n\n \nhttps://www.ctc.cam.ac.uk/activities/cosmi
 c-strings/\n\nhttps://indico.global/event/18340/
LOCATION:Centre for Mathematical Sciences
URL:https://indico.global/event/18340/
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