Texture (cosmology)

In cosmology, "texture" refers to a theoretical model of the universe that describes certain types of topological defects, particularly in the context of scalar fields in the early universe. These textures are solutions to field equations that arise in various field theories, particularly those involving spontaneous symmetry breaking. Textures are characterized by regions of space where scalar fields take on different vacuum states, leading to the formation of localized structures in the cosmic medium.