Infinite distances and the axion weak gravity conjecture

Abstract The axion Weak Gravity Conjecture implies that when parametrically increasing the axion decay constants, instanton corrections become increasingly important. We provide strong evidence for the validity of this conjecture by studying the couplings of R-R axions arising in Calabi-Yau compacti...

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Main Authors: Thomas W. Grimm, Damian van de Heisteeg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP03(2020)020