New Manifolds for Superstring Compactification
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چکیده
We construct new manifolds with SU(3) holonomy that are candidate vacua for superstring theory and give a detailed explanation of the techniques involved. Some of these manifolds have a non-abelian fundamental group and thus can lead to a rank five low energy gauge group. Models with an odd number of generations are obtained. ^Θ* violation is discussed in this context and shown to occur generically. Topological features of the Yukawa couplings are also discussed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004