Dark Matter and Cosmic Strings in Particle Models

Abstract

In this talk, I will discuss the mechanism of nonthermal production of the neutralino cold dark matter from the decay of cosmic strings and the embedded defects, the $\pi$ and ${\eta }^{\prime }$ strings in the strong interaction sector of the standard model.

Comments: 9 pages, no figure, Invited Plenary Talk Given at COSMO'99, ICTP, Trieste, Sept.27-Oct.2, 1999