5 links
Cosmic Strings
arxiv.org
A review by M.B. Hindmarsh and T.W.B. Kibble of the physics which predicts the properties of cosmic strings and topological defects.
Cosmic Strings and other Defects
damtp.cam.ac.uk
A series of articles on topological defects in the universe
Formation, Interaction and Observation of Topological Defects
arxiv.org
A survey of defect distributions in first-order phase transitions, by Tanmay Vachaspati.
Topological Defects and Cosmology
arxiv.org
A review of the effects of defects in cosmology, by Robert H. Brandenberger.
Topological Defects in Cosmology
iisc.ernet.in
A review by Ajit M. Srivastava of various topological defects in particle theoryu models of the early universe (in PDF format).