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Probing Naked Singularities in Non-supersymmetric String Vacua
P. Berglund, T. Hubsch, D. Minic
We present a detailed analysis of non-supersymmetric spacetime varying string vacua which can lead to an exponential hierarchy between the electroweak and the gravitational scales.…
Towards Covariant Matrix Theory
Djordje Minic
We review an approach towards a covariant formulation of Matrix theory based on a discretization of the 11d membrane. Higher dimensional algebraic structures, such as the quantum t…
Four Dimensional Conformal Supergravity From AdS Space
Vijay Balasubramanian, Eric Gimon, Djordje Minic +1
Exploring the role of conformal theories of gravity in string theory, we show that the minimal (N=2) gauged supergravities in five dimensions induce the multiplets and transformati…
Exponential Hierarchy From Spacetime Variable String Vacua
P. Berglund, T. Hubsch, D. Minic
It is shown that non-supersymmetric spacetime varying string vacua can lead to an exponential hierarchy between the electroweak and the gravitational scales. The hierarchy is natur…
Consistency Conditions for Holographic Duality
Vijay Balasubramanian, Eric Gimon, Djordje Minic
We show that if the beta functions of a field theory are given by the gradient of a certain potential on the space of couplings, a gravitational background in one more dimension ca…
Probable Values of the Cosmological Constant in a Holographic Theory
Petr Horava, Djordje Minic
We point out that for a large class of universes, holography implies that the most probable value of the cosmological constant is zero. In four spacetime dimensions, the probabilit…