2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101914We argue that cosmic strings with high winding numbers generally form in first-order gauge symmetry breaking phase transitions, and we demonstrate this using computer simulations. These strings are heavier than single-winding strings and therefore more easily observable. Their cosmological evolution may also be very different.4 pages, updated to match the published versionHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyAstrophysicsHigh Energy Physics - LatticeHigh Energy Physics - Theorytext