The tadpole conjecture at large complex-structure

Erik Plauschinn*

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Abstract

The tadpole conjecture by Bena, Blaback, Grana and Lust effectively states that for string-theory compactifications with a large number of complex-structure moduli, not all of these moduli can be stabilized by fluxes. In this note we study this conjecture in the large complex-structure regime using statistical data obtained by Demirtas, Long, McAllister and Stillman for the Kreuzer-Skarke list. We estimate a lower bound on the flux number in type IIB Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications at large complex-structure and for large h(2,1), and our results support the tadpole conjecture in this regime.
Original languageEnglish
Article number206
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2022
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Flux Compactifications
  • Superstring Vacua

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