Deriving the inflaton in compactified M-theory with a de Sitter vacuum
Abstract
Compactifying M-theory on a manifold of G2 holonomy gives a UV complete 4D theory. It is supersymmetric, with soft supersymmetry breaking via gaugino condensation that simultaneously stabilizes all moduli and generates a hierarchy between the Planck and the Fermi scale. It generically has gauge matter, chiral fermions, and several other important features of our world. Here we show that the theory also contains a successful inflaton, which is a linear combination of moduli closely aligned with the overall volume modulus of the compactified G2 manifold. The scheme does not rely on ad hoc assumptions, but derives from an effective quantum theory of gravity. Inflation arises near an inflection point in the potential which can be deformed into a local minimum. This implies that a de Sitter vacuum can occur in the moduli potential even without uplifting. Generically present charged hidden sector matter generates a de Sitter vacuum as well.
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- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Swedish Research Council (SRC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1560306
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1610967; OSTI ID: 1648133
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- SC0007859; 638-2013-8993
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- Published Article
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- Physical Review D
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Volume: 100 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
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- American Physical Society (APS)
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- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Physics; Inflation; String phenomenology
Citation Formats
Kane, Gordon, and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang. Deriving the inflaton in compactified M-theory with a de Sitter vacuum. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.066005.
Kane, Gordon, & Winkler, Martin Wolfgang. Deriving the inflaton in compactified M-theory with a de Sitter vacuum. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.066005
Kane, Gordon, and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang. Wed .
"Deriving the inflaton in compactified M-theory with a de Sitter vacuum". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.066005.
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title = {Deriving the inflaton in compactified M-theory with a de Sitter vacuum},
author = {Kane, Gordon and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang},
abstractNote = {Compactifying M-theory on a manifold of G2 holonomy gives a UV complete 4D theory. It is supersymmetric, with soft supersymmetry breaking via gaugino condensation that simultaneously stabilizes all moduli and generates a hierarchy between the Planck and the Fermi scale. It generically has gauge matter, chiral fermions, and several other important features of our world. Here we show that the theory also contains a successful inflaton, which is a linear combination of moduli closely aligned with the overall volume modulus of the compactified G2 manifold. The scheme does not rely on ad hoc assumptions, but derives from an effective quantum theory of gravity. Inflation arises near an inflection point in the potential which can be deformed into a local minimum. This implies that a de Sitter vacuum can occur in the moduli potential even without uplifting. Generically present charged hidden sector matter generates a de Sitter vacuum as well.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.100.066005},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 6,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {9}
}
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.066005
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