Research outputs
2025
The Cosmological Constant and Dark Dimensions from Non-Supersymmetric Strings
A guide to frames, 2π's, scales and corrections in string compactifications
Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., Parameswaran, S., & Zavala, I. (2025). A guide to frames, 2π's, scales and corrections in string compactifications. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D, 34(10). doi:10.1142/S0218271825300034
Cosmological tests of quintessence in quantum gravity
Cosmological tests of quintessence in quantum gravity
Bhattacharya, S., Borghetto, G., Malhotra, A., Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2025). Cosmological tests of quintessence in quantum gravity. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, (4). doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/04/086
2024
On (A)dS solutions from Scherk-Schwarz orbifolds
Parameswaran, S., & Serra, M. (2024). On (A)dS solutions from Scherk-Schwarz orbifolds. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (10). doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2024)039
Cosmological constraints on curved quintessence
Bhattacharya, S., Borghetto, G., Malhotra, A., Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2024). Cosmological constraints on curved quintessence. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(09), 073. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2024/09/073
Exponential Quintessence: curved, steep and stringy?
Exponential quintessence: curved, steep and stringy?
Andriot, D., Parameswaran, S., Tsimpis, D., Wrase, T., & Zavala, I. (2024). Exponential quintessence: curved, steep and stringy?. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (8). doi:10.1007/JHEP08(2024)117
On (A)dS Solutions from Scherk-Schwarz Orbifolds
Dark energy with the help of interacting dark sectors
Gomes, J. M., Hardy, E., & Parameswaran, S. (2024). Dark energy with the help of interacting dark sectors. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 110(2). doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.110.023533
Cosmological constraints on curved quintessence
String cosmology: From the early universe to today
Cicoli, M., Conlon, J. P., Maharana, A., Parameswaran, S., Quevedo, F., & Zavala, I. (2024). String cosmology: From the early universe to today. Physics Reports, 1059, 1-155. doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2024.01.002
2023
De Sitter vacua — when are ‘subleading corrections’ really subleading?
Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., Parameswaran, S., & Zavala, I. (2023). De Sitter vacua — when are ‘subleading corrections’ really subleading?. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(11). doi:10.1007/jhep11(2023)075
String Cosmology: from the Early Universe to Today
2022
Gravity at the tip of the throat
Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., Parameswaran, S., & Zavala, I. (2022). Gravity at the tip of the throat. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (9). doi:10.1007/JHEP09(2022)208
Modular invariance, misalignment and finiteness in non-supersymmetric strings
Non-supersymmetric String Models from Anti-D3-/D7-branes in Strongly Warped Throats
Modular invariance, misalignment and finiteness in non-supersymmetric strings
Cribiori, N., Parameswaran, S., Tonioni, F., & Wrase, T. (2022). Modular invariance, misalignment and finiteness in non-supersymmetric strings. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (1). doi:10.1007/JHEP01(2022)127
2021
A new de Sitter solution with a weakly warped deformed conifold
Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., Parameswaran, S., & Zavala, I. (2021). A new de Sitter solution with a weakly warped deformed conifold. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (12). doi:10.1007/JHEP12(2021)124
A New de Sitter Solution with a Weakly Warped Deformed Conifold
Misaligned Supersymmetry and Open Strings
Misaligned supersymmetry and open strings
Cribiori, N., Parameswaran, S., Tonioni, F., & Wrase, T. (2021). Misaligned supersymmetry and open strings. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (4). doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2021)099
2020
Non-supersymmetric string models from anti-D3-/D7-branes in strongly warped throats
Parameswaran, S., & Tonioni, F. (2020). Non-supersymmetric string models from anti-D3-/D7-branes in strongly warped throats. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, (12). doi:10.1007/JHEP12(2020)174
Dark Energy in String Theory
Parameswaran, S., Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., & Zavala, I. (2020). Dark Energy in String Theory. In Proceedings of Corfu Summer Institute 2019 "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity" — PoS(CORFU2019) (pp. 123). Sissa Medialab. doi:10.22323/1.376.0123
Dark Energy in String Theory
Thermal dark energy
Hardy, E., & Parameswaran, S. (2020). Thermal dark energy. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 101(2). doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.023503
2019
Squeezed tensor non-Gaussianity in non-attractor inflation
Özsoy, O., Mylova, M., Parameswaran, S., Powell, C., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2019). Squeezed tensor non-Gaussianity in non-attractor inflation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2019(09), 036. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2019/09/036
Thermal Dark Energy
A new mechanism to enhance primordial tensor fluctuations in single field inflation
Squeezed tensor non-Gaussianity in non-attractor inflation
Dark Energy in String Theory
Bento, B. V., Chakraborty, D., Parameswaran, S. L., & Zavala, I. (2020). Dark Energy in String Theory. Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10168v1
Runaway quintessence, out of the swampland
Olguín-Trejo, Y., Parameswaran, S. L., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2019). Runaway quintessence, out of the swampland. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2019(1). doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2019/01/031
2018
A new mechanism to enhance primordial tensor fluctuations in single field inflation
Mylova, M., Ozsoy, O., Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2018). A new mechanism to enhance primordial tensor fluctuations in single field inflation. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, (12). doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/12/024
Runaway Quintessence, Out of the Swampland
Mechanisms for Primordial Black Hole Production in String Theory
Mechanisms for primordial black hole production in string theory
Ozsoy, O., Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2018). Mechanisms for primordial black hole production in string theory. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018(July). doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/07/005
2017
Anti-D3 branes and moduli in non-linear supergravity
Garcia del Moral, M. P., Parameswaran, S., Quiroz, N., & Zavala, I. (2017). Anti-D3 branes and moduli in non-linear supergravity. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(10). doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2017)185
Anti-D3 branes and moduli in non-linear supergravity
2016
Prospects for primordial gravitational waves in string inflation
Parameswaran, S. L., & Zavala, I. (2016). Prospects for primordial gravitational waves in string inflation. International Journal of Modern Physics D, 25(12), 1644011. doi:10.1142/s0218271816440119
Warping the Weak Gravity Conjecture
Kooner, K., Parameswaran, S., & Zavala, I. (2016). Warping the Weak Gravity Conjecture. Physics Letters B: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics, 759, 402-409. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.082
Prospects for Primordial Gravitational Waves in String Inflation
Subleading effects and the field range in axion inflation
Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2016). Subleading effects and the field range in axion inflation. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, (4). doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2016/04/008
Subleading Effects and the Field Range in Axion Inflation
2015
Warping the Weak Gravity Conjecture
Wilson lines and Chern-Simons flux in explicit heterotic Calabi-Yau compactifications
Wilson lines and Chern-Simons flux in explicit heterotic Calabi-Yau compactifications
Apruzzi, F., Gautason, F. F., Parameswaran, S., & Zagermann, M. (2015). Wilson lines and Chern-Simons flux in explicit heterotic Calabi-Yau compactifications. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(2). doi:10.1007/jhep02(2015)183
Compactifications of the heterotic string and F-theory
Bizet, N. G. C., Kobayashi, T., Nilles, H. P., Pena, D. M., Parameswaran, S., Schmitz, M., . . . López, D. V. (2015). Compactifications of the heterotic string and F-theory. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 5(3).
2014
Discrete R-symmetries and Anomaly Universality in Heterotic Orbifolds
Discrete R-symmetries and anomaly universality in heterotic orbifolds
Bizet, N. G. C., Kobayashi, T., Peña, D. K. M., Parameswaran, S. L., Schmitz, M., & Zavala, I. (2014). Discrete R-symmetries and anomaly universality in heterotic orbifolds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(2). doi:10.1007/jhep02(2014)098
Worldsheet instantons and coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifolds
Worldsheet instantons and coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifolds
Parameswaran, S. L., & Zavala, I. (2014). Worldsheet instantons and coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifolds. In Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters Vol. 11 (pp. 981-983). Pleiades Publishing Ltd. doi:10.1134/s154747711407036x
2013
R-charge Conservation and More in Factorizable and Non-Factorizable Orbifolds
R-charge conservation and more in factorizable and non-factorizable orbifolds
Bizet, N. G. C., Kobayashi, T., Peña, D. K. M., Parameswaran, S. L., Schmitz, M., & Zavala, I. (2013). R-charge conservation and more in factorizable and non-factorizable orbifolds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(5). doi:10.1007/jhep05(2013)076
Accidental SUSY: Enhanced Bulk Supersymmetry from Brane Back-reaction
Accidental SUSY: enhanced bulk supersymmetry from brane back-reaction
Burgess, C. P., van Nierop, L., Parameswaran, S., Salvio, A., & Williams, M. (2013). Accidental SUSY: enhanced bulk supersymmetry from brane back-reaction. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(2). doi:10.1007/jhep02(2013)120
2012
Revisiting Coupling Selection Rules in Heterotic Orbifold Models
Lifshitz black holes in IIA supergravity
Lifshitz black holes in IIA supergravity
Barclay, L., Gregory, R., Parameswaran, S., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2012). Lifshitz black holes in IIA supergravity. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012(5). doi:10.1007/jhep05(2012)122
Erratum: revisiting coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifold models
Kobayashi, T., Parameswaran, S. L., Ramos-Sánchez, S., & Zavala, I. (2012). Erratum: revisiting coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifold models. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012(12). doi:10.1007/jhep12(2012)049
Revisiting coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifold models
Kobayashi, T., Parameswaran, S. L., Ramos-Sánchez, S., & Zavala, I. (2012). Revisiting coupling selection rules in heterotic orbifold models. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012(5). doi:10.1007/jhep05(2012)008
2011
Coupling brane fields to bulk supergravity
Parameswaran, S. L., & Schmidt, J. (2011). Coupling brane fields to bulk supergravity. Physics Letters B, 696(1-2), 131-137. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.11.069
On moduli stabilisation and de Sitter vacua in MSSM heterotic orbifolds
Parameswaran, S. L., Ramos-Sánchez, S., & Zavala, I. (2011). On moduli stabilisation and de Sitter vacua in MSSM heterotic orbifolds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2011(1). doi:10.1007/jhep01(2011)071
2010
On Moduli Stabilisation and de Sitter Vacua in MSSM Heterotic Orbifolds
Coupling Brane Fields to Bulk Supergravity
Lifshitz solutions in supergravity and string theory
Lifshitz solutions in supergravity and string theory
Gregory, R., Parameswaran, S. L., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2010). Lifshitz solutions in supergravity and string theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2010(12). doi:10.1007/jhep12(2010)047
2009
General perturbations for braneworld compactifications and the six dimensional case
Parameswaran, S. L., Randjbar-Daemi, S., & Salvio, A. (2009). General perturbations for braneworld compactifications and the six dimensional case. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2009(03), 136. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2009/03/136
The Fate of Unstable Gauge Flux Compactifications
The fate of unstable gauge flux compactifications
Burgess, C. P., Parameswaran, S. L., & Zavala, I. (2009). The fate of unstable gauge flux compactifications. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2009(05), 008. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2009/05/008
General Perturbations for Braneworld Compactifications and the Six Dimensional Case
2008
Stability and negative tensions in 6D brane worlds
Parameswaran, S. L., Randjbar-Daemi, S., & Salvio, A. (2008). Stability and negative tensions in 6D brane worlds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008(01), 051. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/01/051
2007
Stability and Negative Tensions in 6D Brane Worlds
Consistent de Sitter string vacua from Kähler stabilization and D‐term uplifting
Parameswaran, S. L., & Westphal, A. (2007). Consistent de Sitter string vacua from Kähler stabilization and D‐term uplifting. Fortschritte der Physik, 55(5-7), 804-810. doi:10.1002/prop.200610374
Gauge fields, fermions and mass gaps in 6D brane worlds
Parameswaran, S. L., Randjbar-Daemi, S., & Salvio, A. (2007). Gauge fields, fermions and mass gaps in 6D brane worlds. Nuclear Physics B, 767(1-2), 54-81. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.12.020
Consistent de Sitter String Vacua from Kahler Stabilization and D-term uplifting
2006
de Sitter String Vacua from Perturbative Kahler Corrections and Consistent D-terms
De Sitter string vacua from perturbative Kähler corrections and consistent D-terms
Parameswaran, S. L., & Westphal, A. (2006). De Sitter string vacua from perturbative Kähler corrections and consistent D-terms. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2006(10), 079. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2006/10/079
Gauge Fields, Fermions and Mass Gaps in 6D Brane Worlds
The 6D superswirl
Parameswaran, S. L., Tasinato, G., & Zavala, I. (2006). The 6D superswirl. Nuclear Physics B, 737(1-2), 49-72. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.12.020
2005
The 6D SuperSwirl
2004
Towards a naturally small cosmological constant from branes in 6D supergravity
Aghababaie, Y., Burgess, C. P., Parameswaran, S. L., & Quevedo, F. (2004). Towards a naturally small cosmological constant from branes in 6D supergravity. Nuclear Physics B, 680(1-3), 389-414. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2003.12.015
2003
Warped brane worlds in six dimensional supergravity
Aghababaie, Y., Burgess, C. P., Cline, J. M., Firouzjahi, H., Parameswaran, S. L., Quevedo, F., . . . C., I. Z. (2003). Warped brane worlds in six dimensional supergravity. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2003(09), 037. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2003/09/037
Warped Brane Worlds in Six Dimensional Supergravity
Towards a Naturally Small Cosmological Constant from Branes in 6D Supergravity
SUSY Breaking and Moduli Stabilization from Fluxes in Gauged 6D Supergravity
SUSY breaking and moduli stabilization from fluxes in gauged 6<i>D</i>supergravity
Aghababaie, Y., Burgess, C. P., Parameswaran, S. L., & Quevedo, F. (2003). SUSY breaking and moduli stabilization from fluxes in gauged 6<i>D</i>supergravity. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2003(03), 032. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2003/03/032