A site with links to papers and workshops on topological defects in cosmology

A series of articles on topological defects in the universe

A review by Ajit M. Srivastava of various topological defects in particle theoryu models of the early universe (in PDF format).

This is an introductory set of lecture notes on topological defects, given to an audience with interests ranging from astronomy to particle physics.

A survey of defect distributions in first-order phase transitions, by Tanmay Vachaspati.

A review of the effects of defects in cosmology, by Robert H. Brandenberger.

A review by M.B. Hindmarsh and T.W.B. Kibble of the physics which predicts the properties of cosmic strings and topological defects.