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We construct a new class of non-supersymmetric ten-dimensional type II flux vacua, by studying first order differential equations which are deformations of the \(\mathcal{N}\) = 1 supersymmetry conditions. We do so within the context of Generalised Complex Geometry, where there is a natural interpretation of the \(\mathcal{N}\) = 1 supersymmetry conditions in terms of calibration conditions for probe D-branes, called D-string, domain-wall or space-filling branes, depending on them wrapping two, three or four non-compact dimensions. We focus on the class of non-supersymmetric vacua violating the D-string calibration condition, and write down their general equations of motion in the language of pure spinors. We solve them for a subclass of vacua, where the deformation of the calibration condition is dictated by the foliated geometry of the internal space. We also construct backgrounds violating both the domain-wall and D-string calibration conditions, generalising the one-parameter DWSB class of backgrounds introduced in Lüst et al. We present several explicit solutions with SU(2) and SU(3) structures, and we investigate briefly their associated low energy effective theories.
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It is a pleasure to thank Davide Cassani, Mariana Graña, Luca Martucci, Michela Petrini and Dan Waldram for insightful discussions.
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Menet, V. New non-supersymmetric flux vacua from generalised calibrations. J. High Energ. Phys. 2024, 100 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2024)100
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