Can Moduli Fields parametrize the Cosmological Constant?

Details Can Moduli Fields parametrize the Cosmological Constant? Can Moduli Fields parametrize the Cosmological Constant?

1999-10-13

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9910330v1

Int.J.Mod.Phys.D11:653-668,2002

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

13 pages, LaTeX, 3 postscript figures

Scientific paper

10.1142/S0218271802001974

We study the cosmological evolution of string/M moduli fields T. We use T-duality to fix the potential and show that the superpotential W is a function of the duality invariant function j(T) only. If W is given as a finite polynomial of j then the moduli fields {\it do not} give an accelerating universe, i.e. they {\it cannot} be used as quintessence. Furthermore, at T >>1 the potential is given by a double exponential potential V \simeq e^{-a e^{\sqrt{2} T}} leading to a fast decaying behaviour at large times. For moduli potentials with a finite v.e.v. of T the energy density redshift is model dependent but if T has a finite mass, m < \infty, then the moduli energy density redshifts faster or equal to matter. Only if the moduli mass is infinite can the moduli energy density dominate the universe independently of the initial conditions.

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