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Title: Fixing All Moduli in a Simple F-Theory Compactification

Abstract

We discuss a simple example of an F-theory compactification on a Calabi-Yau fourfold where background fluxes, together with nonperturbative 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.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
839824
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11015
TRN: US0503347
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; COMPACTIFICATION; EXPLORATION; INSTANTONS; TOPOLOGY

Citation Formats

Denef, F. Fixing All Moduli in a Simple F-Theory Compactification. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/839824.
Denef, F. Fixing All Moduli in a Simple F-Theory Compactification. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/839824
Denef, F. 2005. "Fixing All Moduli in a Simple F-Theory Compactification". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/839824. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/839824.
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abstractNote = {We discuss a simple example of an F-theory compactification on a Calabi-Yau fourfold where background fluxes, together with nonperturbative 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.},
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year = {Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
month = {Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005}
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