A Quadrillion Standard Models from F-theory

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.123.101601arXiv1903.00009WikidataQ90408225 ScholiaQ90408225MaRDI QIDQ6314836FDOQ6314836

Authors: Mirjam Cvetič, James Halverson, Ling Lin, Muyang Liu, Jiahua Tian 

Publication date: 28 February 2019

Abstract: We present an explicit construction of $calO(10^{15})$ globally consistent string compactifications that realize the exact chiral spectrum of the Standard Model of particle physics with gauge coupling unification in the context of F-theory. Utilizing the power of algebraic geometry, all global consistency conditions can be reduced to a single criterion on the base of the underlying elliptically fibered Calabi--Yau fourfolds. For toric bases, this criterion only depends on an associated polytope and is satisfied for at least $calO(10^{15})$ bases, each of which defines a distinct compactification.

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