Axion-Scalar Dynamics: from the Distance Conjecture to Cosmic Acceleration

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contents We discuss the cosmology of axion-scalar systems in asymptotic limits of type IIB/F-theory flux compactifications. These results allow us to test a putative extension of the Distance Conjecture in a dynamical setting, which posits that towers of states should become exponentially light in the distance measured along the trajectory (as well as in the geodesic one). In the case of infinite distance limits, we review a known classification of late-time asymptotic solutions, which always verify the extension of the conjecture whenever all relevant effects are taken into account. We also extend the analysis to the case of finite distance limits, where the analogous statement would require trajectories approaching the singularity to have a finite length. Surprisingly, we find this is not the case for the class of models under consideration. Moreover, the new solutions we find exhibit asymptotic accelerated expansion when approaching the boundary of moduli space.
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spellingShingle Axion-Scalar Dynamics: from the Distance Conjecture to Cosmic Acceleration
Revello, Filippo
High Energy Physics - Theory
We discuss the cosmology of axion-scalar systems in asymptotic limits of type IIB/F-theory flux compactifications. These results allow us to test a putative extension of the Distance Conjecture in a dynamical setting, which posits that towers of states should become exponentially light in the distance measured along the trajectory (as well as in the geodesic one). In the case of infinite distance limits, we review a known classification of late-time asymptotic solutions, which always verify the extension of the conjecture whenever all relevant effects are taken into account. We also extend the analysis to the case of finite distance limits, where the analogous statement would require trajectories approaching the singularity to have a finite length. Surprisingly, we find this is not the case for the class of models under consideration. Moreover, the new solutions we find exhibit asymptotic accelerated expansion when approaching the boundary of moduli space.
title Axion-Scalar Dynamics: from the Distance Conjecture to Cosmic Acceleration
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10735