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Limitations of heterotic superstring phenomenology

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

The low-energy effective theory arising from compactifying the E-italic(8) x E-italic(8)' heterotic superstring on M-italic/sub 4/ x K/sub 6/ is discussed. Symmetry between the observed and shadow world will occur only for manifolds (of which no examples are yet known) with special values of Tr(R-italicc-italico-italicn-italicj-italicR-italic). Other scenarios are described in which no new gauge bosons or chiral fermions appear.

Research Organization:
Institute of Field Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
OSTI ID:
5520980
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 56:25; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English