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We consider a decay of a false vacuum in flux compactifications of type IIB string theory and study a catalytic effect for a phase transition induced by a new type of impurities. We concentrate on the large N dual of a D5-brane/anti-D5-brane system which has a rich vacuum structure. We show that D3-branes wrapping the 3-cycles can form a baryon bound state with a monopole. We find that these baryon-like objects can make the lifetime of the metastable vacuum shorter.
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Kasai, A., Nakai, Y. & Ookouchi, Y. Baryon as impurity for phase transition in string landscape. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 29 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2016)029
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