Towards a Dark Sector Model from String Theory
Abstract
An embedding of a unified dark sector model into string theory with the following features is proposed: The model-independent axion descending from the Kalb-Ramond 2-form field is identified with the dark-matter field, and the real part of a K\"ahler modulus field -- the ``radius'' of one of the extra spatial dimensions -- accounts for dark energy. The expectation value of the dilaton field is stabilized by a gaugino condensation mechanism. A dark-energy potential corresponding to a realistic low energy scale results from some gentle tuning of the stabilized expectation value of the dilaton. The resulting potential reproduces the one in a previous dark-sector model proposed by two of us.
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@article{arxiv.2201.04668,
title = {Towards a Dark Sector Model from String Theory},
author = {Heliudson Bernardo and Robert Brandenberger and Jürg Fröhlich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.04668},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
21 pages; construction slightly refined, references added