Heterotic de Sitter beyond modular symmetry

DOI10.1007/JHEP02(2023)209arXiv2212.03876OpenAlexW4321604721MaRDI QIDQ6041741FDOQ6041741

Authors: Jacob M. Leedom, Nicole Righi, Alexander Westphal 

Publication date: 12 May 2023

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the vacua of $4d$ heterotic toroidal orbifolds using effective theories consisting of an overall K"{a}hler modulus, the dilaton, and non-perturbative corrections to both the superpotential and K"{a}hler potential that respect modular invariance. We prove three de Sitter no-go theorems for several classes of vacua and thereby substantiate and extend previous conjectures. Additionally, we provide evidence that extrema of the scalar potential can occur inside the PSL$(2,mathbbZ)$ fundamental domain of the K"{a}hler modulus, in contradiction of a separate conjecture. We also illustrate a loophole in the no-go theorems and determine criteria that allow for metastable de Sitter vacua. Finally, we identify inherently stringy non-perturbative effects in the dilaton sector that could exploit this loophole and potentially realize de Sitter vacua

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.03876

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zbMATH Keywords

superstring vacuasuperstrings and heterotic stringsDe Sitter space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX)

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