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Kination, meet Kasner: on the asymptotic cosmology of string compactifications

Abstract:
We study runaway, kination-dominated epochs in string cosmology. We show how the apparent classical decompactification runaway of the volume modulus, described by a kination epoch in the 4-dimensional EFT, can be uplifted to a classical Kasner solution in 10d in which the non-compact dimensions collapse towards a Big Crunch. This can also be generalised for arbitrary spacetime and compactification dimensions. We conclude with some comments on how this picture is modified by quantum effects, and the need for both dynamical and kinematical Swampland constraints.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1007/JHEP08(2023)156

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Theoretical Physics
Oxford college:
New College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0809-1416


Publisher:
Springer
Journal:
Journal of High Energy Physics More from this journal
Volume:
2023
Issue:
8
Article number:
156
Publication date:
2023-08-23
Acceptance date:
2023-08-05
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EISSN:
1029-8479
ISSN:
1126-6708


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English
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Pubs id:
1518312
Local pid:
pubs:1518312
Deposit date:
2023-10-02

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