Moduli stabilization from fluxes in a simple IIB orientifold

By S. Kachru, M. Schulz, S. Trivedi. 2002

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We study novel type IIB compactifications on the T{sup 6}/Z{sub 2} orientifold. This geometry arises in the T-dual description of Type I theory on T{sup 6}, and one normally introduces 16 space-filling D3-branes to cancel the RR tadpoles. Here, we cancel the RR tadpoles either partially or fully by turning on three-form flux in the compact geometry. The resulting (super)potential for moduli is calculable. We demonstrate that one can find many examples of {Nu} = 1 supersymmetric vacua with greatly reduced numbers of moduli in this system. A few examples with {Nu} > 1 supersymmetry or complete supersymmetry breaking are also discussed.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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