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What if string theory has no de Sitter vacua?

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: We present a brief overview of attempts to construct de Sitter vacua in string theory and explain how the results of this 20-year endeavor could point to the fact that string theory harbors no de Sitter vacua at all. Making such a statement is often considered controversial and “bad news for string theory”. We discuss how perhaps the opposite can be true.

Source: International Journal of Modern Physics D

DOI: 10.1142/s0218271818300070

Authors: Ulf H. Danielsson, Thomas Van Riet

Institutions: Uppsala University, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Vetenskapsrådet

Award: Consistency of de Sitter vacua in string theory