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Open strings in type IIB AdS3 flux vacua

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract The role of open strings is investigated in the context of AdS 3 flux vacua arising from type IIB orientifold reductions. On the one hand, contrary to expectations, the perturbative stability of certain recently found non-supersymmetric AdS 3 flux vacua is shown to be robust under fluctuations of the open-string moduli. On the other hand, a wealth of new perturbatively stable AdS 3 flux vacua appears as a consequence of the non-trivial dynamics of open-string moduli. We also comment on the issue of scale separation in these AdS 3 flux vacua.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep02(2026)068

Authors: Álvaro Arboleya, Adolfo Guarino, Matteo Morittu, Giuseppe Sudano

Institutions: Universidad de Oviedo, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Universidad de Oviedo

Awards: G2606401071, G3750143158, G594598535