Symmetries and M-theory-like Vacua in Four Dimensions

Abstract

Non-geometric flux vacua have recently been revisited, leading to the remarkable discovery of isolated 4D $\mathcal{N}=1$ supersymmetric Minkowski vacua. These constructions rely on the non-renormalization of the superpotential, which is supported by heuristic arguments. Given the significance of verifying the existence of these isolated M-theory-like vacua, we present alternative symmetry-based arguments that arrive at the same conclusion. Additionally, we leverage these symmetries to argue for the existence of unstable dS solutions as well as supersymmetric AdS solutions.

40 pages, 4 figures, 2 mathematica notebooks. v2: updated references, extended SL(2,Z) discussion