Is There A String Theory Landscape
Abstract
We examine recent claims of a large set of flux compactification solutions of string theory. We conclude that the arguments for AdS solutions are plausible. The analysis of meta-stable dS solutions inevitably leads to situations where long distance effective field theory breaks down. We then examine whether these solutions are likely to lead to a description of the real world. We conclude that one must invoke a strong version of the anthropic principle. We explain why it is likely that this leads to a prediction of low energy supersymmetry breaking, but that many features of anthropically selected flux compactifications are likely to disagree with experiment.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0309170,
title = {Is There A String Theory Landscape},
author = {Tom Banks and Michael Dine and Elie Gorbatov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0309170},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
39 pages, Latex, ``Terminology surrounding the anthropic principle revised to conform with accepted usage. More history of the anthropic principle included. Various references added."