Bounds on masses of bulk fields in string compactifications
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چکیده
In string compactification on a manifold X , in addition to the string scale and the normal scales of low-energy particle physics, there is a Kaluza-Klein scale 1 R associated with the size of X . We present an argument that generic string models with low-energy supersymmetry have, after moduli stabilization, bulk fields with masses which are parametrically lighter than 1 R . We discuss the implications of these light states for anomaly mediation and gaugino mediation scenarios.
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