Non-perturbative vacua and particle physics in M-theory

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In this letter, we introduce a general theory for the construction of particle physics theories, with three families and realistic gauge groups, within the context of heterotic M-theory. This is achieved using semi-stable holomorphic gauge bundles over elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau three-folds. Construction of realistic theories is facilitated by the appearance of non-perturbative five-branes in the vacuum. The complete moduli space of these five-branes is computed and their worldvolume gau...

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Authors: Donagi, R; Lukas, A; Ovrut, B; Waldram, D

• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 5
• Publication date: 1999-01-01
• ISSN: 1029-8479
• Language: English
• Keywords: Vacua; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; M-Theory; Compactification and String Models; Superstring