192 research outputs found
Challenges for Moduli Stabilization and String Cosmology near the Conifold
This brief article reviews a recently proposed scenario of moduli
stabilization constructed in the vicinity of a conifold locus in the complex
structure moduli space. We discuss typical features of moduli stabilization due
to the logarithmic structure of the periods over the Calabi-Yau threefold.
Integrating out heavy moduli implies exponential terms in the superpotential
very reminiscent of non-perturbative contributions. Ultimately, these terms can
lead to an alignment of axions potentially realizing large-field inflation. Our
goal is to investigate common issues appearing for moduli stabilization near
the conifold and subsequent applications to string cosmology. Even though this
setup needs to be understood as a toy model, a closer look at the validity of
the effective theories reveals characteristic obstacles, which are likely to
occur in more serious scenarios as well.Comment: Proceedings prepared for the "Workshop on Geometry and Physics",
November 2016, Ringberg Castle, German
Radiation characteristics of a coaxial waveguide with eccentric inner conductor for application in hyperthermia and microwave reflex therapy
This paper examines the radiation characteristics of a contact emitter conceived for application in hyperthermia and microwave reflex therapy. It is important to analyse the distribution of power density in the near field area, as the radiator's therapeutic sphere of activity is localized here. The contact emitter is a coaxial radiator with an eccentric course of the inner conductor. According to Huygens principle, a theoretical view of the near field radiation characteristics is made by determining the equivalent current densities in the emitter aperture. It is shown that by an eccentric shift of the inner conductor, an almost isotropic near field radiation pattern and power density can be achieved. For this, the electromagnetic field in the emitter aperture is determined by using a Bipolar coordinate system. This calculation considers only the fundamental TEM mode of the contact emitter. Besides the theoretical results near and far fields are simulated using the programme system Ansoft HFSS
The Flux-Scaling Scenario: De Sitter Uplift and Axion Inflation
Non-geometric flux-scaling vacua provide promising starting points to realize
axion monodromy inflation via the F-term scalar potential. We show that these
vacua can be uplifted to Minkowski and de Sitter by adding an anti D3-brane or
a D-term containing geometric and non-geometric fluxes. These uplifted
non-supersymmetric models are analyzed with respect to their potential to
realize axion monodromy inflation self-consistently. Admitting rational values
of the fluxes, we construct examples with the required hierarchy of mass
scales.Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures, v2: refs adde
Towards Axionic Starobinsky-like Inflation in String Theory
It is shown that Starobinsky-like potentials can be realized in non-geometric
flux compactifications of string theory, where the inflaton involves an axion
whose shift symmetry can protect UV-corrections to the scalar potential. For
that purpose we evaluate the backreacted, uplifted F-term axion-monodromy
potential, which interpolates between a quadratic and a Starobinsky-like form.
Limitations due to the requirements of having a controlled approximation of the
UV theory and of realizing single-field inflation are discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures; v2: important corrections, results modified,
references adde
Extended post processing for simulation results of FEM synthesized UHF-RFID transponder antennas
The computer aided design process of sophisticated UHF-RFID transponder antennas requires the application of reliable simulation software. This paper describes a Matlab implemented extension of the post processor capabilities of the commercially available three dimensional field simulation programme Ansoft HFSS to compute an accurate solution of the antenna's surface current distribution. The accuracy of the simulated surface currents, which are physically related to the impedance at the feeding point of the antenna, depends on the convergence of the electromagnetic fields inside the simulation volume. The introduced method estimates the overall quality of the simulation results by combining the surface currents with the electromagnetic fields extracted from the field solution of Ansoft HFSS
A Flux-Scaling Scenario for High-Scale Moduli Stabilization in String Theory
Tree-level moduli stabilization via geometric and non-geometric fluxes in
type IIB orientifolds on Calabi-Yau manifolds is investigated. The focus is on
stable non-supersymmetric minima, where all moduli are fixed except for some
massless axions. The scenario includes the purely axionic orientifold-odd
moduli. A set of vacua allowing for parametric control over the moduli vacuum
expectation values and their masses is presented, featuring a specific scaling
with the fluxes. Uplift mechanisms and supersymmetry breaking soft masses on
MSSM-like D7-branes are discussed as well. This scenario provides a complete
effective framework for realizing the idea of F-term axion monodromy inflation
in string theory. It is argued that, with all masses close to the Planck and
GUT scales, one is confronted with working at the threshold of controlling all
mass hierarchies.Comment: 74 pages, 3 figure
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