Quantum corrections to DGKT and the Weak Gravity Conjecture

We study D4 brane domain walls in the scale-separated 4d N = 1 AdS4 DGKT scenario. Classically, these are BPS and satisfy a no-force condition since their tension equals their charge. We show that this property is not stable against quantum corrections and that these increase the brane tension-to-ch...

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Autores: Montero, M., Valenzuela, I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::55f09644cd9fc265581e6002c6dde7c5
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/429222
https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105010509437?origin=resultslist
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AdS-CFT Correspondence
Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories
Flux Compactifications
Superstring Vacua
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Sumario:We study D4 brane domain walls in the scale-separated 4d N = 1 AdS4 DGKT scenario. Classically, these are BPS and satisfy a no-force condition since their tension equals their charge. We show that this property is not stable against quantum corrections and that these increase the brane tension-to-charge ratio, rendering the branes self-attractive. As a result, DGKT seems to be in tension with the Weak Gravity Conjecture for membranes. The quantum effects we consider include non-perturbative gaugino condensation on the D4-brane worldvolume and Euclidean D2 brane instantons, which correct the tension-to-charge ratio because the DGKT construction breaks all parity symmetries. Similar results hold in other 4d N = 1 setups not protected by parity symmetries. © The Author(s) 2025.