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Planckian Axions in String Theory
Thomas C. Bachlechner, Cody Long, Liam McAllister
We argue that super-Planckian diameters of axion fundamental domains can naturally arise in Calabi-Yau compactifications of string theory. In a theory with axions , the fu…
Heavy Tails in Calabi-Yau Moduli Spaces
Cody Long, Liam McAllister, Paul McGuirk
We study the statistics of the metric on Kähler moduli space in compactifications of string theory on Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces in toric varieties. We find striking hierarchies in t…
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…