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511 KeV photons from superconducting cosmic strings
Francesc Ferrer, Tanmay Vachaspati
We show that a tangle of light superconducting strings in the Milky Way could be the source of the observed 511 KeV emission from electron-positron annihilation in the Galactic bul…
The Standard Model, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
Lawrence M. Krauss
The Standard Model of cosmology of the 1980's was based on a remarkable interplay of ideas from particle theory, experiment and astrophysical observations. That model is now dead,…
Universal Limits on Computation
Lawrence M. Krauss, Glenn D. Starkman
The physical limits to computation have been under active scrutiny over the past decade or two, as theoretical investigations of the possible impact of quantum mechanical processes…
The Evolution of Tidal Debris
Chris Mihos
Galaxy interactions expel a significant amount of stars and gas into the surrounding environment. I review the formation and evolution of the tidal debris spawned during these coll…