299 citations · 1k across the 13 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers · 2 filters
Is There A String Theory Landscape
Tom Banks, Michael Dine, Elie Gorbatov
We examine recent claims of a large set of flux compactification solutions of string theory. We conclude that the arguments for AdS solutions are plausible. The analysis of meta-st…
Closed String Tachyons and Their Implications for Non-Supersymmetric Strings
Michael Dine, Elie Gorbatov, Igor R. Klebanov +1
Closed string tachyons have long been somewhat mysterious. We note that there is often a regime in the classical moduli space in which one can systematically compute the effective…
On the Possibility of Large Axion Decay Constants
Tom Banks, Michael Dine, Patrick J. Fox +1
The decay constant of the QCD axion is required by observation to be small compared to the Planck scale. In theories of "natural inflation," and certain proposed anthropic solution…