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Maximal Supergravity from IIB Flux Compactifications

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

Using a recently proposed group-theoretical approach, we explore novel gaugings of maximal supergravity in four dimensions with gauge group embeddings that can be generated by fluxes of IIB string theory. The corresponding potentials are positive without stationary points. Some allow domain wall solutions which can be elevated to ten dimensions. Appropriate truncations describe type-IIB flux compactifications on T^6 orientifolds leading to non-maximal, four-dimensional, supergravities.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0311224,
  title  = {Maximal Supergravity from IIB Flux Compactifications},
  author = {Bernard de Wit and Henning Samtleben and Mario Trigiante},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0311224},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, LaTeX2e, references added, version to appear in PLB