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When rational sections become cyclic — Gauge enhancement in F-theory via Mordell-Weil torsion

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Heidelberg Univ., Heidelberg (Germany). Inst. for Theoretische Physik; Heidelberg Univ. (Germany)
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Univ. of Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia). Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
  3. Heidelberg Univ., Heidelberg (Germany). Inst. for Theoretische Physik
  4. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
We explore novel gauge enhancements from abelian to non-simply-connected gauge groups in F-theory. Accordingly, we consider complex structure deformations of elliptic fibrations with a Mordell-Weil group of rank one and identify the conditions under which the generating section becomes torsional. In the specific case of Ζ2 torsion we construct the generic solution to these conditions and show that the associated F-theory compactification exhibits the global gauge group [SU(2) × SU(4)]/Ζ2 × SU(2). The subsolution with gauge group SU(2)2 × SU(2), for which we provide a global resolution, is related by a further complex structure deformation to a genus-one fibration with a bisection whose Jacobian has a Ζ2 torsional section. While an analysis of the spectrum on the Jacobian fibration reveals an SU(2)2 × Ζ2 gauge theory, reproducing this result from the bisection geometry raises some conceptual puzzles about F-theory on genus-one fibrations.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0013528
OSTI ID:
1498535
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 22739249
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 2018; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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