TY - RPRT TI - Instant folded strings, dark energy and a cyclic bouncing universe AU - Itzhaki, Nissan [Tel Aviv University (Israel)] (ORCID:0009000767691693) AU - Peleg, Uri [Tel Aviv University (Israel)] (ORCID:0009000059043433) AU - Steinhardt, Paul J. [Princeton University, NJ (United States)] (ORCID:0000000334881603) PY - 2026 DO - 10.1088/1475-7516/2026/05/084 UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3623627 ID - 3623627 ER -