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Title: New non-supersymmetric flux vacua in string theory
A<sc>bstract</sc> In this note we construct large ensembles of supersymmetry breaking solutions arising in the context of flux compactifications of type IIB string theory. This class of solutions was previously proposed in [1] for which we provide the first explicit examples in Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications with discrete fluxes below their respective tadpole constraint. As a proof of concept, we study the degree 18 hypersurface in weighted projective space$$ \mathbbm{CP} $$ CP 1,1,1,6,9. Furthermore, we look at 10 additional orientifolds withh1,2= 2,3. We find several flux vacua with hierarchical suppression of the vacuum energy with respect to the gravitino mass. These solutions provide a crucial stepping stone for the construction of explicit de Sitter vacua in string theory. Lastly, we also report the difference in the distribution ofW0between supersymmetric and non-supersymmetric minima.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2309456
PAR ID:
10521450
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2023)145
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume:
2023
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1029-8479
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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