Stories by Alexander Vilenkin

The Case for Parallel Universes

Why the multiverse, crazy as it sounds, is a solid scientific idea

July 19, 2011 — Alexander Vilenkin and Max Tegmark

Cosmic Strings

Why are stars and galaxies clumped rather than spread out evenly in space? What drew them together? Thin strings of energy created during the birth of the universe may have provided the attraction...

December 1, 1987 — Alexander Vilenkin