Claim ds-011 · Atlas v1.2.0

The Dark Dimension scenario ties the dark-energy scale to a Kaluza-Klein scale via the AdS distance conjecture, predicting a single extra dimension of roughly micron size.

ds-011Speculative interpretation

The Dark Dimension scenario ties the dark-energy scale to a Kaluza-Klein scale via the AdS distance conjecture, predicting a single extra dimension of roughly micron size.

Why it is stated this way
It is one of the few places in this debate that yields a concrete, near-term testable number, which is why it attracts attention out of proportion to its epistemic footing.
Scope and limitations
The scenario is built on the AdS distance conjecture — itself unproved — combined with phenomenological input. A testable prediction is not evidence for the premises that generated it.
Sources

Last reviewed 2026-07-27 · Atlas v1.2.0

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VerifiedPrimary paper2019

The AdS distance conjecture ↗

Authors
Lüst, Palti, Vafa
ID
arXiv:1906.05225

Why this source is here — The AdS distance conjecture, cited as the premise the Dark Dimension scenario is built on.

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Title not recorded in the source map; named here as the source map names it.

VerifiedPrimary paper2022

A warped-throat realization of the Dark Dimension ↗

Authors
Blumenhagen, Brinkmann, Makridou
ID
arXiv:2208.01057

Why this source is here — A string-theoretic realization of the Dark Dimension, cited to show the scenario has been embedded in a construction.

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Title not recorded in the source map; named here as the source map names it.

This claim is one entry in an educational, non-peer-reviewed orientation tool. It is not a consensus statement, and its epistemic status label is part of the claim — quoting the wording without the status and the limitations misrepresents it.

Machine-readable form: claims.json · sources.json. Derived from the working paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21603961). Licensed CC BY 4.0.