Raising Anti de Sitter Vacua to de Sitter Vacua in Heterotic M-Theory
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We explore the possibility of obtaining de Sitter vacua in strongly coupled heterotic models by adding various corrections to the supergravity potential energy. We show that, in a generic compactification scenario, Fayet-Illiopulos terms can generate a de Sitter vacuum. The cosmological constant in this vacuum can be fine tuned to be consistent with observation. We also study moduli potentials in non-supersymmetric compactifications of E8 × E8 theory with anti five-branes and E8 × Ē8 theory. We argue that they can be used to create a de Sitter vacuum only if some of the Kahler structure moduli are stabilized at values much less than the Calabi-Yau scale.
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