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hep-th2005★ 36 cited
Cosmic Superstring Gravitational Lensing Phenomena: Predictions for Networks of (p,q) Strings
Benjamin Shlaer, Mark Wyman
The unique, conical spacetime created by cosmic strings brings about distinctive gravitational lensing phenomena. The variety of these distinctive phenomena is increased when the s…
astro-ph2005★ 124 cited
Scaling of Multi-Tension Cosmic Superstring Networks
S. -H. Henry Tye, Ira Wasserman, Mark Wyman
Brane inflation in superstring theory ends when branes collide, initiating the hot big bang. Cosmic superstrings are produced during the brane collision. The cosmic superstrings pr…
astro-ph2005★ 168 cited
Bounds on Cosmic Strings from WMAP and SDSS
Mark Wyman, Levon Pogosian, Ira Wasserman
We find the constraints from WMAP and SDSS data on the fraction of cosmological fluctuations sourced by local cosmic strings using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) analysis. In ad…