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Gauge and gravitational instantons: from 3-forms and fermions to weak gravity and flat axion potentials

We investigate the role of gauge and gravitational instantons in the context of the Swampland program. Our focus is on the global symmetry breaking they induce, especially in the presence of fermions. We first recall and make more precise the description of the dilute instanton gas through a 3-form...

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Main Authors: Hebecker, Arthur (Author) , Henkenjohann, Philipp (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 05 September 2019
In: Journal of high energy physics
Year: 2019, Issue: 9
ISSN:1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP09(2019)038
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2019)038
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Author Notes:Arthur Hebecker and Philipp Henkenjohann

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