PIRSA:08060142 Conference Quantum Fields and Strings Particle Physics Cosmology

DOI10.48660/08060142

Conference/School: PASCOS 08

Heckman, J. (2008). GUTs and Exceptional Branes in F-theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08060142

Heckman, Jonathan. GUTs and Exceptional Branes in F-theory. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 03, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08060142 

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  doi = {10.48660/08060142},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/08060142},
  author = {Heckman, Jonathan},
  keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings, Particle Physics, Cosmology},
  language = {en},
  title = {GUTs and Exceptional Branes in F-theory},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2008},
  month = {jun},
  note = {PIRSA:08060142 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

Within the context of F-theory compactified on Calabi-Yau fourfolds, we describe a class of string theory vacua which contain several features necessary in supersymmetric grand unified models of particle physics. Focussing on a simple class of local Calabi-Yau fourfolds, we explain how the matter content and superpotential in four dimensions are determined by a topological gauge theory. Along these lines, we present some minimal examples of GUT models.

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