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Arthur Hebecker, Sebastian C. Kraus, Dieter Lust, Stephan Steinfurt, Timo Weigand

High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 26 Apr 2011

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The authors' main claim In particular, our scenario of D7/D7 inflation avoids the familiar observational constraints associated with cosmic strings.

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CitationArthur Hebecker, Dieter Lust, Sebastian C. Kraus, Stephan Steinfurt, Timo Weigand. "Fluxbrane Inflation." arXiv:1104.5016 (2011). https://pith.science/paper/BH4OJL5V
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As a first step towards inflation in genuinely F-theoretic setups, we propose a scenario where the inflaton is the relative position of two 7-branes on holomorphic 4-cycles. Non-supersymmetric gauge flux induces an attractive inter-brane potential. The latter is sufficiently flat in the supergravity regime of large volume moduli. Thus, in contrast to brane-antibrane inflation, fluxbrane inflation does not require warping. We calculate the inflaton potential both in the supergravity approximation and via an open-string one-loop computation on toroidal backgrounds. This leads us to propose a generalisation to genuine Calabi-Yau manifolds. We also comment on competing F-term effects. The end of inflation is marked by the condensation of tachyonic recombination fields between the 7-branes, triggering the formation of a bound state described as a stable extension along the 7-brane divisor. Hence our model fits in the framework of hybrid D-term inflation. We work out the main phenomenological properties of our D-term inflaton potential. In particular, our scenario of D7/D7 inflation avoids the familiar observational constraints associated with cosmic strings.

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s0 As a first step towards inflation in genuinely F-theoretic setups, we propose a scenario where the inflaton is the relative position of two 7-branes on holomorphic 4-cycles. contribution 0.99 0.83 0.12 asserted 0.36
s1 Non-supersymmetric gauge flux induces an attractive inter-brane potential. result 0.50 0.42 0.06 asserted 1.00
s2 The latter is sufficiently flat in the supergravity regime of large volume moduli. result 0.95 0.64 0.06 asserted 1.00
s3 Thus, in contrast to brane-antibrane inflation, fluxbrane inflation does not require warping. interpretation 0.71 0.55 0.18 asserted 1.00
s4 We calculate the inflaton potential both in the supergravity approximation and via an open-string one-loop computation on toroidal backgrounds. method 0.90 0.96 0.05 asserted 1.00
s5 This leads us to propose a generalisation to genuine Calabi-Yau manifolds. future work 0.88 0.67 0.10 hedged possibility 0.48
s6 We also comment on competing F-term effects. contribution 0.65 0.60 0.03 unclear 0.80
s7 The end of inflation is marked by the condensation of tachyonic recombination fields between the 7-branes, triggering the formation of a bound state described as a stable extension along the 7-brane divisor. result 0.71 0.72 0.18 asserted 1.00
s8 Hence our model fits in the framework of hybrid D-term inflation. interpretation 0.99 0.57 0.25 asserted 0.87
s9 We work out the main phenomenological properties of our D-term inflaton potential. contribution 0.98 0.94 0.09 asserted 0.95
s10 In particular, our scenario of D7/D7 inflation avoids the familiar observational constraints associated with cosmic strings. result 0.79 0.77 0.23 asserted 0.99

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As a first step towards inflation in genuinely F-theoretic setups, we propose a scenario where the inflaton is the relative position of two 7-branes on holomorphic 4-cycles. Non-supersymmetric gauge flux induces an attractive inter-brane potential. The latter is sufficiently flat in the supergravity regime of large volume moduli. Thus, in contrast to brane-antibrane inflation, fluxbrane inflation does not require warping. We calculate the inflaton potential both in the supergravity approximation and via an open-string one-loop computation on toroidal backgrounds. This leads us to propose a generalisation to genuine Calabi-Yau manifolds. We also comment on competing F-term effects. The end of inflation is marked by the condensation of tachyonic recombination fields between the 7-branes, triggering the formation of a bound state described as a stable extension along the 7-brane divisor. Hence our model fits in the framework of hybrid D-term inflation. We work out the main phenomenological properties of our D-term inflaton potential. In particular, our scenario of D7/D7 inflation avoids the familiar observational constraints associated with cosmic strings.

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  • This is, however, indeed too naive generically: While the supergravity calculation performed in section 4 of [ref] actually admits the cycle which is wrapped by the D7-brane to be compact (and therefore captures the corrections $∼^2 ∫∧$), curvature-induced D3-brane charge [ref] was neglected.

    D7-Brane Moduli Space in Axion Monodromy and Fluxbrane Inflation · Relevance of Loop Corrections · contest 0.79

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  • The construction is very reminiscent of the fluxbranes[We use the term `fluxbrane' in the original sense of extended solutions with non-trivial (compactly supported) magnetic fields in their transverse dimensions, rather than in the recent use as branes carrying worldvolume magnetic flux [ref] . ] in [ref] , as we now explain.

    Discrete gauge symmetries from (closed string) tachyon condensation · Topological $_n$ defects and quenched fluxbranes · 0.93

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  • A realization of such a logarithmic potential in string theory is given in [ref] , dubbed "fluxbrane inflation".

    Draining the Swampland · Inflation and the Drainon · 0.96

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  • We demonstrate this important point in App. [ref] by constructing a simple toroidal example, which is a straightforward generalisation of the setup in [ref] , where all complex structure moduli and the dilaton are fixed in a supersymmetric Minkowski vacuum without fixing all 7-brane moduli.

    An Open String Landscape · Conclusions and outlook on moduli stabilisation and $F$-terms · 0.99

  • The resulting $D$-term potential reads [equation] We propose this as a generalisation of the attractive potential found for branes at angles [ref] on a torus in Type IIA to a generic Calabi-Yau Type IIB orientifold.

    Inflationary Scenarios from Branes at Angles · The brane potential on generic Calabi-Yau manifolds · 0.99

  • The resulting $D$-term potential reads [equation] We propose this as a generalisation of the attractive potential found for branes at angles [ref] on a torus in Type IIA to a generic Calabi-Yau Type IIB orientifold.

    Recombination of Intersecting D-Branes and Cosmological Inflation · The brane potential on generic Calabi-Yau manifolds · 0.99

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  • We start by calculating the potential of a probe D7-brane with world-volume gauge flux $ℱ_a$ moving in the background of a D7-brane with world-volume gauge flux $ℱ_b$, roughly following [ref] .

    D3/D7 Inflationary Model and M-theory · Potential from 10d supergravity perspective · 0.91

  • Now we perform T-duality using the Buscher rules [ref] : Taking $z$ to be the Killing coordinate along which the T-duality is performed the T-dual metric $g̃$ is given by [equation] while the dilaton and the $B$-field transform to [equation] The extended Buscher rules for the R-R-forms are [ref] [equation]

    Duality in the Type--II Superstring Effective Action · Derivation of supergravity solution for a magnetised D7-brane · 1.00

  • Now we perform T-duality using the Buscher rules [ref] : Taking $z$ to be the Killing coordinate along which the T-duality is performed the T-dual metric $g̃$ is given by [equation] while the dilaton and the $B$-field transform to [equation] The extended Buscher rules for the R-R-forms are [ref] [equation]

    An Sl(2,Z) Multiplet of Nine-Dimensional Type II Supergravity Theories · Derivation of supergravity solution for a magnetised D7-brane · 1.00

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  • While our scenario is conceptually similar to D3/D7 inflation [ref] , it has significant advantages concerning the field range of the inflaton: The fact that a D7- rather than a D3-brane moves in the compact space enhances the relevant kinetic term.

    D3/D7 Inflationary Model and M-theory · Introduction · 0.98

  • While our scenario is conceptually similar to D3/D7 inflation [ref] , it has significant advantages concerning the field range of the inflaton: The fact that a D7- rather than a D3-brane moves in the compact space enhances the relevant kinetic term.

    On Brane Inflation With Volume Stabilization · Introduction · 0.98

  • While our scenario is conceptually similar to D3/D7 inflation [ref] , it has significant advantages concerning the field range of the inflaton: The fact that a D7- rather than a D3-brane moves in the compact space enhances the relevant kinetic term.

    Update of D3/D7-Brane Inflation on K3 x T^2/Z_2 · Introduction · 0.98

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  • In addition, however, a more detailed evaluation of the periods entering the GVW-superpotential $W = ∫_X_3 Ω∧(F_3 - τH_3)$ in [ref] suggests that even in absence of gauge flux the brane deformation moduli can appear explicitly in the superpotential.

    On N=1 4d Effective Couplings for F-theory and Heterotic Vacua · Conclusions and outlook on moduli stabilisation and $F$-terms · 0.97

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  • We first recall the familiar `no-go theorem' of [ref] : Schematically, the 4d Lagrangian for the relative motion of a $p$-brane and its anti-brane in the compactification space reads L ∼ g_s^-2 V R + g_s^-1 V_|| [ (∂r)^2 - ( A-B g_s/r^d_⊥-2 ) ] .

    The Inflationary Brane-Antibrane Universe · Summary of technical results · 0.86

  • They include replacing the brane-antibrane pair by a pair of branes at a relative angle [ref] , by a D7-brane with flux together with a D3-brane [ref] , and exploiting warped geometries [ref] .

    Towards Inflation in String Theory · Introduction · 0.85

  • They include replacing the brane-antibrane pair by a pair of branes at a relative angle [ref] , by a D7-brane with flux together with a D3-brane [ref] , and exploiting warped geometries [ref] .

    Inflationary Scenarios from Branes at Angles · Introduction · 0.85

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