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de Sitter Minima from M theory and String theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-03-16 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We study M-theory compactification on T7/Z23{\mathbb{T}^7/ \mathbb{Z}_2^3} in the presence of a seven-flux, metric fluxes and KK monopoles. The effective four-dimensional supergravity has seven chiral multiplets whose couplings are specified by the G2G_2-structure of the internal manifold. We supplement the corresponding superpotential by a KKLT type non-perturbative exponential contribution for all, or for some of the seven moduli, and find a discrete set of supersymmetric Minkowski minima. We also study type IIA and type IIB string theory compactified on T6/Z22{\mathbb{T}^6/ \mathbb{Z}_2^2}. In type IIA, we use a six-flux, geometric fluxes and non-perturbative exponents. In type IIB theory, we use F and H fluxes, and non-geometric Q and P fluxes, corresponding to consistently gauged supergravity with certain embedding tensor components, \emph{without non-perturbative exponents}. Also in these situations, we produce discrete Minkowski minima. Finally, to construct dS vacua starting from these Minkowski progenitors, we follow the procedure of mass production of dS vacua.

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@article{arxiv.1912.02791,
  title  = {de Sitter Minima from M theory and String theory},
  author = {Niccolò Cribiori and Renata Kallosh and Andrei Linde and Christoph Roupec},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.02791},
  year   = {2020}
}

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7 pages, 8 tables, v2: minor corrections and additions, v3: clarifications, published version

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