3 papers
hep-th2026
Tachyonic Encore: A universal shift of inflationary observables
Diogo S. Gorgulho, Margherita Putti, Rodrigo Gonzalez Quaglia +3
We propose a generic, largely inflaton-potential-independent mechanism in which a light axion spectator, initialized near the hilltop of its potential, reshapes inflationary observ…
hep-th2025
Towards a Heterotic Axiverse
Jacob M. Leedom, Margherita Putti, Alexander Westphal
In this paper we initiate a broad study of some central properties of the string axiverse arising from Calabi-Yau compactifications of the perturbative heterotic th…
hep-th2024
Preheating Axions in String Cosmology
Jacob M. Leedom, Margherita Putti, Nicole Righi +1
Certain inflationary models can feature periods of preheating - an era preceding reheating during which parametric resonance triggers an exponential production of bosons. This non-…