Towards a Realistic Type IIA T^6/Z_4 Orientifold Model with Background Fluxes, Part 1: Moduli Stabilization

TL;DR

This paper explores moduli stabilization in a T^6/Z_4 orientifold with fluxes, aiming to develop a realistic de Sitter vacuum model with Standard Model features.

Contribution

It applies existing stabilization methods to a new orientifold setup, advancing towards realistic string phenomenology.

Findings

First application of DeWolfe et al.'s methods to T^6/Z_4 orientifold

Progress towards constructing a meta-stable de Sitter model

Foundation for incorporating Standard Model gauge groups

Abstract

We apply the methods of DeWolfe et al. [hep-th/0505160] to a T^6/Z_4 orientifold model. This is the first step in an attempt to build a phenomenologically interesting meta-stable de Sitter model with small cosmological constant and standard model gauge groups.