%0 Journal Article %1 Silverstein2004 %A Silverstein, Eva %D 2004 %K lectures moduli string %T TASI/PiTP/ISS Lectures on Moduli and Microphysics %U http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0405068 %X I review basic forces on moduli that lead to their stabilization, for example in the supercritical and KKLT models of de Sitter space in string theory, as well as an $AdS_4S^3S^3$ model I include which is not published elsewhere. These forces come from the classical dilaton tadpole in generic dimensionality, internal curvature, fluxes, and branes and orientifolds as well as non-perturbative effects. The resulting (A)dS solutions of string theory make detailed predictions for microphysical entropy, whose leading behavior we exhibit on the Coulomb branch of the system. Finally, I briefly review recent developments concerning the role of velocity-dependent effects in the dynamics of moduli. These lecture notes are based on material presented at various stages in the 1999 TASI, 2002 PiTP, 2003 TASI, and 2003 ISS schools.

@article{Silverstein2004, abstract = { I review basic forces on moduli that lead to their stabilization, for example in the supercritical and KKLT models of de Sitter space in string theory, as well as an $AdS_4\times S^3\times S^3$ model I include which is not published elsewhere. These forces come from the classical dilaton tadpole in generic dimensionality, internal curvature, fluxes, and branes and orientifolds as well as non-perturbative effects. The resulting (A)dS solutions of string theory make detailed predictions for microphysical entropy, whose leading behavior we exhibit on the Coulomb branch of the system. Finally, I briefly review recent developments concerning the role of velocity-dependent effects in the dynamics of moduli. These lecture notes are based on material presented at various stages in the 1999 TASI, 2002 PiTP, 2003 TASI, and 2003 ISS schools. }, added-at = {2009-08-14T16:50:45.000+0200}, author = {Silverstein, Eva}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/283322052f8bbc3eb4dab56ade381a5b0/jpschaar}, description = {TASI/PiTP/ISS Lectures on Moduli and Microphysics}, interhash = {a0d13226a6bfed009090983e7abc7be2}, intrahash = {83322052f8bbc3eb4dab56ade381a5b0}, keywords = {lectures moduli string}, note = {cite arxiv:hep-th/0405068 Comment: 35 pages, harvmac big}, timestamp = {2009-08-14T16:50:45.000+0200}, title = {TASI/PiTP/ISS Lectures on Moduli and Microphysics}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0405068}, year = 2004 }