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Reheating in a Brane Monodromy Inflation Model
Robert H. Brandenberger, Anke Knauf, Larissa C. Lorenz
We study reheating in a recently proposed brane "monodromy inflation" model in which the inflaton is the position of a D4 brane on a "twisted torus". Specifically, we study the rep…
D-terms on the resolved conifold
Keshav Dasgupta, Paul Franche, Anke Knauf +1
We derive a novel deformation of the warped resolved conifold background with supersymmetry breaking ISD (1,2) fluxes by adding D7-branes to this type IIB theory. We find spontaneo…
Conifolds and Geometric Transitions
Rhiannon Gwyn, Anke Knauf
Conifold geometries have recieved a lot of attention in string theory and string-inspired cosmology recently, in particular the Klebanov-Strassler background that is known as the "…
Geometric Transitions on non-Kaehler Manifolds
Anke Knauf
This article is based on the author's PhD--thesis. We study geometric transitions on the supergravity level using the basic idea of arXiv:hep-th/0403288, where a pair of non-Kaehle…
Gauge-Gravity Dualities, Dipoles and New Non-Kahler Manifolds
Keshav Dasgupta, Marc Grisaru, Rhiannon Gwyn +3
In this work we explore many directions in the framework of gauge-gravity dualities. In type IIB theory we give an explicit derivation of the local metric for five branes wrapped o…
Geometric Transitions, Flops and Non-Kahler Manifolds: II
Melanie Becker, Keshav Dasgupta, Sheldon Katz +2
We continue our study of geometric transitions in type II and heterotic theories. In type IIB theory we discuss an F-theory setup which clarifies many of our earlier assumptions an…