Axion decay constants away from the lamppost

作者:Conlon Joseph P; Krippendorf Sven
来源:The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016, 2016(4): 085.
DOI:10.1007/JHEP04(2016)085

摘要

It is unknown whether a bound on axion field ranges exists within quantum gravity. We study axion field ranges using extended supersymmetry, in particular allowing an analysis within strongly coupled regions of moduli space. We apply this strategy to Calabi-Yau compactifications with one and two Kahler moduli. We relate the maximally allowable decay constant to geometric properties of the underlying Calabi-Yau geometry. In all examples we find a maximal field range close to the reduced Planck mass (with the largest field range being 3.25 MP). On this perspective, field ranges relate to the intersection and instanton numbers of the underlying Calabi-Yau geometry.

  • 出版日期2016-4-14