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Magnetic monopole in CPT universe model

I've recently read this paper CPT universe, and a thought came into my mind. Is it possible to discuss magnetic monopole based on this CPT universe model? This paper points out that some mysterious ...
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Is there an estimate for how many monopoles would be produced in the very early universe?

The question really hits it with this one. I haven't really found some good numbers other than the whole “It'd be so many (per Hubble vol) to recollapse the universe”. I don't know if that comes of as ...
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Monopole problem

Original question: So theory predicts that the monople number density at time of GUT was $10^{82}$ per cubic meter, due to inflation it's diluted and today it's about $10^{-16}$ per cubic Mpc. This is ...
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What's the mathematical explanation of the emergence of magnetic monopoles during the early universe?

I would "simply" like to know the full mathematical explanation of: Why do these topological defects occur in the first place? And more importantly, Why must these defects/particles carry ...
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Monopole problem: 't Hooft–Polyakov, Big Bang theory versus Cosmic inflation

I am not sure the validity of this claim from Wikipedia on 't Hooft–Polyakov_monopole The "monopole problem" refers to the cosmological implications of grand unification theories (GUT). ...
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