[BOOK][B] Inflation and string theory
D Baumann, L McAllister - 2015 - books.google.com
The past two decades have seen transformative advances in cosmology and string theory.
Observations of the cosmic microwave background have revealed strong evidence for …
Observations of the cosmic microwave background have revealed strong evidence for …
Control issues of KKLT
X Gao, A Hebecker, D Junghans - Fortschritte der Physik, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze to which extent the KKLT proposal for the construction of de Sitter vacua in
string theory is quantitatively controlled. Our focus is on the quality of the 10d supergravity …
string theory is quantitatively controlled. Our focus is on the quality of the 10d supergravity …
Moduli stabilization in string theory
L McAllister, F Quevedo - Handbook of Quantum Gravity, 2023 - Springer
We give an overview of moduli stabilization in compactifications of string theory. We
summarize current methods for construction and analysis of vacua with stabilized moduli …
summarize current methods for construction and analysis of vacua with stabilized moduli …
Uplifting runaways
We find a mechanism by which antibranes placed in a warped deformed conifold throat can
destroy the stabilization of the size of the sphere at the tip, collapsing it to zero size. This …
destroy the stabilization of the size of the sphere at the tip, collapsing it to zero size. This …
Effective Theory of Warped Compactifications and the Implications for KKLT
We argue that effective actions for warped compactifications can be subtle, with large
deviations in the effective potential from naive expectations owing to constraint equations …
deviations in the effective potential from naive expectations owing to constraint equations …
de Sitter vacua from ten dimensions
A bstract We analyze the de Sitter construction of [1] using ten-dimensional supergravity,
finding exact agreement with the four-dimensional effective theory. Starting from the …
finding exact agreement with the four-dimensional effective theory. Starting from the …
De Sitter string vacua from dilaton-dependent non-perturbative effects
A bstract We consider a novel scenario for modulus stabilisation in IIB string
compactifications in which the Kähler moduli are stabilised by a general set-up with two …
compactifications in which the Kähler moduli are stabilised by a general set-up with two …
Giant tachyons in the landscape
A bstract We study the dynamics of localized and fully backreacting anti-D3 branes at the tip
of the Klebanov-Strassler geometry. We use a non-supersymmetric version of the Polchinski …
of the Klebanov-Strassler geometry. We use a non-supersymmetric version of the Polchinski …
Resolving spacetime singularities in flux compactifications & KKLT
F Carta, J Moritz - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract In flux compactifications of type IIB string theory with D3 and seven-branes, the
negative induced D3 charge localized on seven-branes leads to an apparently pathological …
negative induced D3 charge localized on seven-branes leads to an apparently pathological …
An update on moduli stabilization with antibrane uplift
A bstract It was recently shown that in warped compactifications based on a Klebanov-
Strassler throat there is a light complex structure field, governing the size of the throat and …
Strassler throat there is a light complex structure field, governing the size of the throat and …