5 problems
String theory constructions have had difficulty producing a de Sitter background compatible with a complete higher-dimensional theory. De Sitter conjecture. Such a background canno…
De Sitter swampland conjecture. There is an order-one constant such that
Consider de Sitter solutions in theories with a specified number of supercharges. Four-supercharge bound conjecture. De Sitter solutions do not exist in theories with more than …
Consider de Sitter solutions of string theory or supergravity containing orientifold-plane or D-brane sources, denoted . Three-intersecting-sets conjecture. De Sitter solu…
Let be scalar fields with potential in a low-energy effective field theory coupled to dynamical -dimensional spacetime. Let den…