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Chiral N=1 4d Orientifolds with D-branes at Angles

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

D6-branes intersecting at angles allow for phenomenologically appealing constructions of four dimensional string theory vacua. While it is straightforward to obtain non-supersymmetric realizations of the standard model, supersymmetric and stable models with three generations and no exotic chiral matter require more involved orbifold constructions. The T^6/(Z_4 x Z_2 x OmegaR) case is discussed in detail. Other orbifolds including fractional D6-branes are treated briefly.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0407181,
  title  = {Chiral N=1 4d Orientifolds with D-branes at Angles},
  author = {Gabriele Honecker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0407181},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Invited brief review, 16 pages, 2 figures; references added