Model Building with F-Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2012-04-04 v3
Abstract
Despite much recent progress in model building with D-branes, it has been problematic to find a completely convincing explanation of gauge coupling unification. We extend the class of models by considering F-theory compactifications, which may incorporate unification more naturally. We explain how to derive the charged chiral spectrum and Yukawa couplings in N=1 compactifications of F-theory with G-flux. In a class of models which admit perturbative heterotic duals, we show that the F-theory and heterotic computations match.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.2969,
title = {Model Building with F-Theory},
author = {Ron Donagi and Martijn Wijnholt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2969},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
75p, 5 figs, Latex