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Infinite Distance and Zero Gauge Coupling in 5d Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-12-08 v1

Abstract

In this note, we prove that for all five-dimensional supergravities arising from M-theory compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold, points of vanishing gauge coupling lie at infinite distance in the moduli space. Conversely, any point at infinite distance in the vector multiplet moduli space is a point of vanishing gauge coupling. This agrees with expectations from the Tower/Sublattice Weak Gravity Conjecture, the Swampland Distance Conjecture, and the Emergence Proposal.

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@article{arxiv.2007.07892,
  title  = {Infinite Distance and Zero Gauge Coupling in 5d Supergravity},
  author = {Ben Heidenreich and Tom Rudelius},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.07892},
  year   = {2021}
}

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6 pages

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