Abstract
In this note we study a massive IIA supergravity theory obtained in hep-th/9707139 by compactification of M-theory. We point out that de Sitter space in arbitrary dimensions arises naturally as the vacuum of this theory. This explicitly shows how de Sitter space can be embedded into eleven-dimensional supergravity. In addition we discuss the novel way in which this theory avoids various 'no-go theorems' which assert that de Sitter space is not a consistent vacua of eleven-dimensional supergravity theory. We also point out that the eight-branes of this theory, which couple electrically to the ten-form, will typically sweep out de Sitter world-volumes. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369 - 374 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 508 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2001 |