Understanding KKLT from a 10d perspective

Hamada, Yuta; Hebecker, Arthur; Shiu, Gary; Soler, Pablo

doi:10.1007/jhep06(2019)019

Understanding KKLT from a 10d perspective

Journal Article · Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep06(2019)019· OSTI ID:1612729

^[1]; Hebecker, Arthur ^[2]; Shiu, Gary ^[3]; Soler, Pablo ^[2]

Univ. of Crete (Greece); DOE/OSTI
Heidelberg Univ. (Germany)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Some of the most well-celebrated constructions of metastable de Sitter vacua from string theory, such as the KKLT proposal, involve the interplay of gaugino condensation on a D7-brane stack and an uplift by a positive tension object. These constructions have recently been challenged using arguments that rely on the trace-reversed and integrated 10d Einstein equation. We give a critical assessment of such concerns. We first relate an integrated 10d Einstein equation to the extremization condition for a 10d-derived 4d effective potential. Then we argue how to obtain the latter from a 10d action which incorporates gaugino condensation in a (recently proposed) manifestly finite, perfect-square form. This effective potential is consistent with 4d supergravity and does not present obstacles for an uplifted minimum. Moreover, within standard approximations, we understand the uplift explicitly in one of the popular versions of the integrated 10d equation. Our conclusion is that de Sitter constructions of the KKLT type cannot be dismissed simply based on the integrated 10d equations considered so far.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0017647

OSTI ID:: 1612729

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 2019; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer BerlinCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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