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We present a class of supergravity α-attractors with an approximate global U(1) symmetry corresponding to the axion direction. We also develop a multi-field generalization of these models and show that the α-attractor models with U(1) symmetries have a dual description in terms of a two-form superfield coupled to a three-form superfield.
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Yamada, Y. U(1) symmetric α-attractors. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 6 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2018)006
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