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On Axionic Field Ranges, Loopholes and the Weak Gravity Conjecture
Jon Brown, William Cottrell, Gary Shiu +1
In this short note we clarify some aspects of the impact that the Weak Gravity Conjecture has on models of (generalized) natural inflation. We address in particular certain technic…
hep-th2015★ 16 cited
Fencing in the Swampland: Quantum Gravity Constraints on Large Field Inflation
Jon Brown, William Cottrell, Gary Shiu +1
In this note we show that models of natural inflation based on closed string axions are incompatible with the weak gravity conjecture (WGC). Specifically, we use T-duality in order…