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Fixing All Moduli in a Simple F-Theory Compactification

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: We discuss a simple example of an F-theory compactification on a Calabi-Yau fourfold where background fluxes, non-perturbative effects from Euclidean D3-instantons, and gauge dynamics on D7-branes allow us to fix all closed and open string moduli.We explicitly check that the known higher-order corrections to the potential, which we neglect in our leading approximation, only shift the results by a small amount.In our exploration of the model, we encounter interesting new phenomena, including examples of transitions where D7-branes absorb O3-planes, while changing topology to preserve the net D3 charge.

Source: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

DOI: 10.4310/atmp.2005.v9.n6.a1

Authors: Frederik Denef, Michael R. Douglas, Bogdan Florea, Antonella Grassi, Shamit Kachru

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, University of Pennsylvania, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy