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hep-th2005★ 7 cited

String Pair Production in a Time-Dependent Gravitational Field

Andrew J. Tolley, Daniel H. Wesley

We study the pair creation of point-particles and strings in a time-dependent, weak gravitational field. We find that, for massive string states, there are surprising and significa…

hep-th2005★ 28 cited

Controlling Chaos through Compactification in Cosmological Models with a Collapsing Phase

Daniel H. Wesley, Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok

We consider the effect of compactification of extra dimensions on the onset of classical chaotic "Mixmaster" behavior during cosmic contraction. Assuming a universe that is well-ap…