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Gauge threshold corrections for local type-IIB/F-theory GUTs

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3NP (United Kingdom)
We study gauge threshold corrections for local grand unified theory models in IIB/F-theory. Consistency with holomorphy requirements of supergravity and the Kaplunovsky-Louis formula implies that the unification scale is enhanced by the bulk radius R from the string scale to M{sub X}=RM{sub S}. We argue that the stringy interpretation of this is via a locally uncanceled tadpole sourced by the hypercharge flux. This sources closed string modes propagating into the bulk--equivalently open string gauge coupling running up to the winding scale M{sub X}. The enhancement to RM{sub s} is tied to grand unified theory breaking by a globally trivial hypercharge flux and will occur in all models realizing this mechanism.
OSTI ID:
21313418
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 80; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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