Mystery of the Quantum World

This book is a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge about the dynamics & gravitational properties of cosmic strings treated in the idealised classical approximation as line singularities described by the Nambu-Goto action. The author's purpose is to provide a standard reference to all work that has been published since the mid-1970s, & to link this work together in a single conceptual framework & a single notational formalism. A working knowledge of basic general relativity is asssumed. The book will be essential reading for researchers & postgraduate students in mathematics, theoretical physics & astronomy interested in cosmic strings.Squires, Euan J. is the author of 'Mystery of the Quantum World', published 1994 under ISBN 9780750301619 and ISBN 0750301619.