Quintessence and the Swampland: The Parametrically Controlled Regime of Moduli Space

Cicoli, Michele; Cunillera, Francesc; Padilla, Antonio; Pedro, Francisco G.

Abstract

We provide evidence that slow roll is not possible in any parametrically controlled regime of the moduli space of string theory. This is proven in full generality in the asymptotic limit of the moduli space of type II and heterotic Calabi-Yau compactifications for the dilaton and any number of Kähler moduli. Our results suggest that in order to build quintessence into string theory one must work in the interior of moduli space where numerical, even if not parametric, control could still be achieved.

Citation

Cicoli, M., Cunillera, F., Padilla, A., & Pedro, F. G. (2022). Quintessence and the Swampland: The Parametrically Controlled Regime of Moduli Space. Fortschritte der Physik / Progress of Physics, 70(4), Article 2200009. https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.202200009

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 20, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Feb 20, 2022
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 13, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: May 14, 2025
• Journal: Fortschritte der Physik
• Print ISSN: 0015-8208
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-3978
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: 2200009
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.202200009
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/48985419
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prop.202200009
• Additional Information: Received: 2022-01-14; Published: 2022-02-20