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We investigate the possible appearance of composite states of the goldstino in models with four-dimensional non-linear supersymmetry and we provide a description of their dynamics in terms of a Kähler potential and a superpotential. Our analysis shows that the critical point corresponding to the Volkov-Akulov model is unstable. Similarly, we find that the uplifted stable de Sitter critical point of the KKLT model is shifted and acquires a tachyonic instability. Our findings indicate the existence of a potentially dangerous instability shared by all anti-brane uplifts.
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Dall’Agata, G., Emelin, M., Farakos, F. et al. Anti-brane uplift instability from goldstino condensation. J. High Energ. Phys. 2022, 5 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2022)005
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