Volume stabilization in a warped flux compactification model

We investigate the stability of the extra dimensions in a warped, codimension two braneworld that is based upon an Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory with a non-vanishing scalar field potential. The braneworld solution has two 3-branes, which are located at the positions of the conical singularities. For this type of brane solution the relative positions of the branes (the shape modulus) is determined via the tension-deficit relations, if the brane tensions are fixed. However, the volume of the extra dimensions (the volume modulus) is not fixed in the context of the classical theory, implying we should take quantum corrections into account. Hence, we discuss the one-loop effective potential of the volume modulus for a massless, minimally coupled scalar field.Comment: 25 pages, 8 figures, typos correcte

Observational Bias and Young Massive Cluster Characterisation II. Can Gaia accurately observe young clusters and associations?

<p>Field-of-View for synthetic Gaia observations of clusters Orion-type-3, Orion-type-5.5 and Wd2-type presented in Buckner et al. (2023).</p><p>Files contain both simulation and field stars along the Line-of-Sight (l = 270^o, b = 0^o) for the clusters when placed at 500pc, 2500pc and 4300pc distances.</p><p>The original simulation files are included for reference.</p><p>Included README files provide more detailed descriptions of the files.</p&gt