Modular invariance, soft breaking, and in superstring models

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02816-2MaRDI QIDQ701653zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Pran Nath, Tomasz R. Taylor

Publication date 6 November 2002

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0209282

zbMATH Keywords

dilatonsheterotic orbifold modelsself-dual points

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

Abstract: We go beyond parameterizations of soft terms in superstring models and investigate the dynamical assumptions that lead to the relative strength of the dilaton {it vs} the moduli contributions in the soft breaking. Specifically, we discuss in some simple heterotic orbifold models sufficient conditions to achieve dilaton dominance. Assuming self-dual points to be minima we find multiple solutions to the trilinear and bilinear soft parameters $A_0$ and $B_0$. We discuss the constraints on $mu$ and $$ in superstring models in the context of radiative breaking of the electroweak symmetry. We show that string models prefer a small to a moderate value of $$, {it i.e}. $$, and a value much larger than this requires a high degree of fine tuning. Further, we show that for large $$ the radiative electroweak symmetry breaking constraint leads to a value $alph{a}_{string}=g_{string}^2/4pi$ which is typically an order of magnitude smaller than implied by the LEP data and the heterotic superstring relation $g_{string}=k_i{g}_i$, where $g_i$ is the gauge coupling constant for the gauge group $G_i$ and $k_i$ is the corresponding Kac-Moody level in the class of models considered. This situation can be overcome by another fine tuned cancellation between the dilaton and the moduli contributions in the soft parameters.

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