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On scale-separated supersymmetric AdS$_2$ flux vacua

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-03-19 v2

Abstract

We argue that scale-separated AdS2_2 vacua with at least two preserved supercharges cannot arise from flux compactifications in a regime of computational control. We deduce this by showing that the AdS2_2 scale is parametrically of the same order as the tension of a fundamental BPS domain wall, which provides an upper bound on the UV cutoff. Since the latter does not need to be associated to any geometric scale, the argument excludes scale separation in a broader sense than what commonly considered. Our claim is exemplified by a bottom-up 2D supergravity analysis as well as top-down models from Type II flux compactifications.

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@article{arxiv.2411.04932,
  title  = {On scale-separated supersymmetric AdS$_2$ flux vacua},
  author = {N. Cribiori and F. Farakos and N. Liatsos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.04932},
  year   = {2025}
}

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36 pages, published version