cosmic string
cosmic string · cosmic strings
A cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological…A cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological defect in spacetime.
Meaning
1 sensesA cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological defect in spacetime.
More definitions
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
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Synonyms
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- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop:string