The COSMIC WISPers White Paper: The physics case for Weakly Interacting Slim Particles
ArXiv 2603.03433 (2026)
Self-tracking solutions for asymptotic scalar fields
Journal of High Energy Physics Springer 2025:12 (2025) 135
Abstract:
We explore the dynamics of pure scalar fields rolling on an exponential potential in the absence of any additional background fluid and demonstrate the existence of self-tracking solutions in which the self-perturbations of the scalar field act as an effective radiation background. The validity of these solutions is demonstrated through both analytic techniques and numerical simulations using CosmoLattice. We discuss applications to string cosmologies with significant trans-Planckian field excursions between inflation and BBN, including the required initial level of scalar perturbations to avoid overshoot.String Compactification, Effective Field Theory And Holography Swampland
ArXiv 2512.11733 (2025)
Evolution of Generic Varying-Tension Cosmic Strings in Expanding Spacetimes
ArXiv 2512.0517 (2025)
High-frequency Gravitational Waves from Superstring Phases in the Early Universe
(2025)