Dynamical dark energy in 0'B braneworlds

TL;DR

This paper constructs a novel string theory-based model of dynamical dark energy using type 0'B orientifold, exploring its implications for cosmology and particle physics, but finds observational challenges.

Contribution

It introduces a new realization of dark bubble cosmology in non-supersymmetric string theory with a scale-separated setup and dynamical dark energy.

Findings

Particle physics can be consistently modeled.

Early-time cosmology is not observationally viable.

Late-time cosmology faces observational challenges.

Abstract

We build a novel realization of dark bubble cosmology in non-supersymmetric string theory. Among the simplest models in ten dimensions, the type 0'B orientifold is the unique option which yields a scale-separated construction. The resulting setting produces a logarithmically varying dynamical dark energy, reflecting its holographic counterpart in terms of running gauge couplings. We analyze in detail the phenomenological consequences of the model for particle physics, inflation and late-time cosmology. We find that, although particle physics may be consistently realized, neither early-time nor late-time are observationally viable.