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Stabilising all K\"ahler moduli in perturbative LVS

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-07-11 v3

Abstract

In this work we investigate the moduli stabilisation problem and the requirements for de Sitter vacua within the framework of type IIB string theory. Using perturbative effects arising from the various sources such as α\alpha^\prime corrections, logarithmic as well as KK and winding-type string-loop corrections along with the higher derivative F4F^4-contributions, we present a moduli stabilisation scheme in which the overall volume is realised at exponentially large values such that Vea/gs2\langle {\cal V} \rangle \simeq e^{a/g_s^2} in the weak coupling regime, where aa is a parameter given as a=ζ[3]2ζ[2]0.365381a = \frac{\zeta[3]}{2 \zeta[2]} \simeq 0.365381. We also present a concrete global construction using a K3K3-fibred CY threefold with h1,1=3h^{1,1} =3 which shares many of its properties with those of the standard toroidal case, and subsequently generates the appropriate corrections needed to fix all the three K\"ahler moduli at the perturbative level. We further discuss whether de Sitter vacua can be ensured through appropriate contributions of uplifting terms in the effective potential.

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@article{arxiv.2203.03362,
  title  = {Stabilising all K\"ahler moduli in perturbative LVS},
  author = {George K. Leontaris and Pramod Shukla},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03362},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

24 pages; v2: 25 pages, minor improvements, typos fixed and references added; v3: 29 pages, section 6.2 consolidated with T-brane uplifting, typos fixed and references added, JHEP version

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