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Axion wormholes with massive dilaton

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-11-10 v2

Abstract

If Euclidean wormholes contribute meaningfully to the path integral of quantum gravity they can have important implications for particle physics and cosmology. The dominant effects arise from wormholes whose sizes are comparable to the cut-off scale of effective field theory, for which ultraviolet corrections become relevant. We study corrections to classical axion wormhole solutions in string motivated scenarios in which the dilaton partner of the axion becomes massive. We find corrections near the neck region which are consistent with a recent version of the weak gravity conjecture for axions.

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@article{arxiv.2205.01119,
  title  = {Axion wormholes with massive dilaton},
  author = {Stefano Andriolo and Gary Shiu and Pablo Soler and Thomas Van Riet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.01119},
  year   = {2022}
}

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18 pages, 4 figures, published version

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