93 citations · 130 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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hep-th2014★ 93 cited
Aligned Natural Inflation in String Theory
Cody Long, Liam McAllister, Paul McGuirk
We propose a scenario for realizing super-Planckian axion decay constants in Calabi-Yau orientifolds of type IIB string theory, leading to large-field inflation. Our construction i…
hep-th2012★ 37 cited
Soft branes in supersymmetry-breaking backgrounds
Paul McGuirk, Gary Shiu, Fang Ye
We revisit the analysis of effective field theories resulting from non-supersymmetric perturbations to supersymmetric flux compactifications of the type-IIB superstring with an eye…