cosmic string

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cosmic string

Any of numerous very long and thin alterations or topological defects in space hypothesized to have resulted from the Big Bang and to have made possible the conglomeration of mass into structures such as galaxies and the unequal distribution of mass in the universe.

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cosmic string - (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop

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cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

elementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

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This could be an optical illusion--or perhaps the result of some physical phenomenon such as spherical shock waves colliding or cosmic strings.

How about crescent stars? (Letters) by Bresnick, Barton M. / Science News

The theoretical field is thick with candidates such as magnetic monopoles--particles with a single north or south pole--and endless wires of tightly bunched energy called cosmic strings (SN: 12/7/96, p.

Another slinky candidate for galaxy seeds by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Science News

Proposals on a growing list range from decaying superheavy particles in this galaxy to colliding cosmic strings of energy stretching across all of space.

Birth zone shrinks for top cosmic rays by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Science News

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