So which physics theories are being killed by the new findings aboutcosmic Inflation?

Yet more versions of Superstring theory are now killed. Superstring
theory has been having a bad couple of years, first with the findings on
the Higgs boson, and now cosmic Inflation. It can't get no love.

Various axion models are now kaput. Which will limit their possible roll
in Dark Matter theory.

90% of Inflation models themselves are also now dead. The Chaotic
Inflation theory one of the first proposals about Inflation, proposed by
Inflation theory founder Andrei Linde, is still alive though.

Brane World cyclic universe theory is now ruled out. This is a staple of
both Superstring theory and cyclic universe models.

Now, some theories involving both Axions and Superstrings together,
might still hold some promise.

Gravitational-wave finding causes 'spring cleaning' in physics : Nature
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