- Cosmic Strings - 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 - A series of articles on topological defects in the universe
- Formation, Interaction and Observation of Topological Defects - A survey of defect distributions in first-order phase transitions, by Tanmay Vachaspati.
- Topological Defects - A site with links to papers and workshops on topological defects in cosmology
- Topological Defects - This is an introductory set of lecture notes on topological defects, given to an audience with interests ranging from astronomy to particle physics.
- Topological Defects and Cosmology - A review of the effects of defects in cosmology, by Robert H. Brandenberger.
- Topological Defects in Cosmology - A review by Ajit M. Srivastava of various topological defects in particle theoryu models of the early universe (in PDF format).
