Aspects of Moduli Stabilisation in String and M-theory
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In this thesis we study compactifications of type II string theories and M-theory to four dimensions. We construct the four-dimensional N = 2 supergravities that arise from compactifications of type IIA string theory and M-theory on manifolds with SU(3)structure. We then study their potential for moduli stabilisation and give explicit examples where all the moduli are stabilised. We also study the effective action for type IIB conifold transitions on Calabi-Yau manifolds. We find that, although there are small regions in phase space that lead to a completed transition, generically the moduli are classically trapped at the conifold point thereby halting the transition.
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