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Unoriented D-brane instantons

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-01-20 v1

Abstract

We give a pedagogical introduction to D-brane instanton effects in vacuum configurations with open and unoriented strings. We focus on quiver gauge theories for unoriented D-branes at orbifold singularities and describe in some detail the Z_3 case, where both `gauge' and `exotic' instantons can generate non-perturbative super potentials, and the Z_5 case, where supersymmetry breaking may arise from the combined effect of `gauge' instantons and a FI D-term.

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@article{arxiv.1202.6508,
  title  = {Unoriented D-brane instantons},
  author = {Massimo Bianchi and Gianluca Inverso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.6508},
  year   = {2016}
}

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12 pages, 1 figure. Proceedings of the "XVII European Workshop on String Theory 2011", Padova, Italy, 5-9 September 2011

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