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Three-Family Models from a Heterotic Orbifold on the E_6 Root Lattice

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We classify N=1 orbifolds on the E_6 root lattice and investigate explicit model constructions on the Z_3xZ_3 orbifold in heterotic string theory. Interestingly some of the twisted sectors from the Z_3xZ_3 orbifold on the E_6 root lattice have just three fixed tori respectively, and generate three degenerate massless states. We also found three point functions with flavor mixing terms. We assume only non-standard gauge embeddings and find that they lead to three-family SU(5) and SO(10) GUT-like models. These models also include strongly coupled sectors in the low energy and messenger states charged with both hidden and visible sectors.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0707.3355,
  title  = {Three-Family Models from a Heterotic Orbifold on the E_6 Root Lattice},
  author = {Kei-Jiro Takahashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.3355},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

20 pages, 1 figures; v3: Classification for orbifolds on the E_6 lattice is added, typos corrected, published version

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