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The existence of de Sitter solutions in string theory is strongly constrained by no-go theorems. We continue our investigation of corrections to the heterotic effective action, with the aim of either strengthening or evading the these constraints. We consider the combined effects of H-flux, gauge bundles, higher derivative corrections and gaugino condensation. The only consistent solutions we find with maximal symmetry in four dimensions are Minkowski spacetimes, ruling out both de Sitter and anti-de Sitter solutions constructed from these ingredients alone.
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Quigley, C. Gaugino condensation and the cosmological constant. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2015)104
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