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Melting of persistent double-stranded polymers
Sahand Jamal Rahi, Mark Peter Hertzberg, Mehran Kardar
Motivated by recent DNA-pulling experiments, we revisit the Poland-Scheraga model of melting a double-stranded polymer. We include distinct bending rigidities for both the double-s…
Searching for Inflation in Simple String Theory Models: An Astrophysical Perspective
Mark P. Hertzberg, Max Tegmark, Shamit Kachru +2
Attempts to connect string theory with astrophysical observation are hampered by a jargon barrier, where an intimidating profusion of orientifolds, Kahler potentials, etc. dissuade…
Casimir Forces in a Piston Geometry at Zero and Finite Temperatures
M. P. Hertzberg, R. L. Jaffe, M. Kardar +1
We study Casimir forces on the partition in a closed box (piston) with perfect metallic boundary conditions. Related closed geometries have generated interest as candidates for a r…
Probing Dark Matter Substructure with Pulsar Timing
E. R. Siegel, M. P. Hertzberg, J. N. Fry
We demonstrate that pulsar timing measurements may potentially be able to detect the presence of dark matter substructure within our own galaxy. As dark matter substructure transit…
Dark Matter on the Smallest Scales
E. R. Siegel, G. D'Amico, E. Di Napoli +5
This work investigates the dark matters structures that form on the smallest cosmological scales. We find that the types and abundances of structures which form at approximately Ea…