#string theory

try —

10 papers match

hep-th2026

Generalized Bergshoeff-de Roo identification in the Supergravity frame

Walter H. Baron, Fabian A. Portilla

The paper refines the Generalized Bergshoeff‑de Roo identification to produce higher‑derivative couplings directly in the standard supergravity framework, using diffeomorphism, Lor…

#string theory#supergravity#double field theory#higher-derivative couplings
hep-th2026

Quadratic Axion Couplings in String Theory

Naman Agarwal, Andrew R. Frey, Ratul Mahanta +1

The paper investigates how string theory can generate quadratic couplings between axion-like particles and electromagnetic fields, exploring classical, perturbative, and non‑pertur…

#axion physics#string theory#quadratic couplings#gauge fields
hep-th2026

Spectator Axions in String Inflation and Primordial Black Holes

Michele Cicoli, Dario L. Lorenzoni, Evan McDonough +1

The paper examines how light spectator axions during Fibre Inflation in string theory influence the generation of primordial black holes, showing that axions with moderately large…

#axion inflation#primordial black holes#string theory#Fibre Inflation
hep-th2026

Gravitational Waves from Multiple Cosmic Superstrings and the Overshoot Problem

Luca Brunelli, Michele Cicoli, Muhammad Hassan +2

The paper analyzes how multiple species of cosmic superstrings in post‑inflationary string cosmology avoid the overshoot problem via friction from a gravitational‑wave radiation ba…

#cosmic superstrings#gravitational waves#moduli dynamics#overshoot problem
hep-th2026

Twisting BFSS & IKKT

Fabian Hahner, Natalie M. Paquette

The paper studies twisted versions of the BFSS matrix quantum mechanics and the IKKT matrix model at large N, computes their BV‑BRST cohomology, and relates these twists to corresp…

#matrix models#twisted holography#string theory#supergravity
astro-ph.CO2026

Testing string theory with combined cosmological probes: a case study for dark matter gravitons

Alkistis Pourtsidou

The paper uses current CMB and BAO data, together with forecasts for future Stage‑IV surveys, to test a string‑theory motivated Dark Dimension scenario in which dark matter is made…

#dark matter#string theory#cosmology#CMB