de Sitter swampland conjecture and the Higgs potential
According to a conjecture recently put forward in [1], the scalar potential V of any consistent theory of quantum gravity satisfies a bound |∇V|/V≥O(1). This forbids de Sitter solutions and supports quintessence models of cosmic acceleration. Here, we point out that in the simplest models incorporat...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) Editorial |
| Language: | English |
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2 October 2018
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Physical review
Year: 2018, Volume: 98, Issue: 8, Pages: 086004-1-086004-6 |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.086004 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.086004 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.086004 
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| Author Notes: | Frederik Denef, Arthur Hebecker, and Timm Wrase |
| Summary: | According to a conjecture recently put forward in [1], the scalar potential V of any consistent theory of quantum gravity satisfies a bound |∇V|/V≥O(1). This forbids de Sitter solutions and supports quintessence models of cosmic acceleration. Here, we point out that in the simplest models incorporating the standard model in addition to quintessence, with the two sectors decoupled as suggested by observations, the proposed bound is violated by 50 orders of magnitude. However, a very specific coupling between quintessence and just the Higgs sector may still be allowed and consistent with the conjecture. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.11.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.086004 |