Quantum Log-Corrections to Swampland Conjectures

TL;DR

This paper proposes that quantum logarithmic corrections to AdS swampland conjectures may also apply to other conjectures like the dS conjecture, aligning with the trans-Planckian censorship conjecture and impacting emergence proposals.

Contribution

It introduces the idea of quantum log-corrections to swampland conjectures, connecting them with the trans-Planckian censorship conjecture and discussing implications for emergence.

Findings

Logarithmic quantum corrections are consistent with AdS swampland conjectures.

Such corrections may also apply to the dS swampland conjecture.

Alignment with the trans-Planckian censorship conjecture is observed.

Abstract

Taking the anti-de Sitter minimum of KKLT and the large volume scenario at face value, we argue for the existence of logarithmic quantum corrections to AdS swampland conjectures. If these conjectures receive such corrections, it is natural to suspect that they also arise for other swampland conjectures, in particular the dS swampland conjecture. We point out that the proposed $\log$-corrections are in accord with the implications of the recently proposed trans-Planckian censorship conjecture. We also comment on the emergence proposal in the context of both perturbative flux models and the KKLT construction.