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most citedWhy do we live in 3+1 dimensions?

68 citations · 91 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for

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hep-th200568 cited

Why do we live in 3+1 dimensions?

Ruth Durrer, Martin Kunz, Mairi Sakellariadou

In the context of string theory we argue that higher dimensional Dp-branes unwind and evaporate so that we are left with D3-branes embedded in a (9+1)-dimensional bulk. One of thes…

hep-th20032 cited

CMB anisotropies from vector perturbations in the bulk

Christophe Ringeval, Timon Boehm, Ruth Durrer

The vector perturbations induced on the brane by gravitational waves propagating in the bulk are studied in a cosmological framework. Cosmic expansion arises from the brane motion…

hep-th200220 cited

Gauge invariant cosmological perturbation theory for braneworlds

Alain Riazuelo, Filippo Vernizzi, Danièle Steer +1

We derive the gauge invariant perturbation equations for a 5-dimensional bulk spacetime in the presence of a brane. The equations are derived in full generality, without specifying…

astro-ph20021 cited

Frontiers of the Universe: What do we know, what do we understand?

Ruth Durrer

In this talk I summarize the topics addressed during the conference. We have discussed the most relevant cosmological observations of the last say 10 years and their implications f…

hep-th2001

Clarifying perturbations in the ekpyrotic universe

Ruth Durrer

In this note I try to clarify the problem of perturbations in the ekpyrotic universe. I write down the most general matching conditions and specify the choices taken by the two deb…

astro-ph2000

Cosmological Strucure Formation with Topological Defects

Ruth Durrer

Structure formation with topological defects is described. The main differences from inflationary models are highlighted. The results are compared with recent observations. It is c…