Comments on N=1 heterotic string vacua

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2003.V7.N5.A1MaRDI QIDQ701917zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Björn Andreas, Daniel Hernandez Ruiperez

Publication date 14 January 2005

Published in Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0305123

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Calabi-Yau manifolds (algebro-geometric aspects) (14J32) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Abstract: We analyze three aspects of N=1 heterotic string compactifications on elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau threefolds: stability of vector bundles, five-brane instanton transitions and chiral matter. First we show that relative Fourier-Mukai transformation preserves absolute stability. This is relevant for vector bundles whose spectral cover is reducible. Then we derive an explicit formula for the number of moduli which occur in (vertical) five-brane instanton transitions provided a certain vanishing argument applies. Such transitions increase the holonomy of the heterotic vector bundle and cause gauge changing phase transitions. In an M-theory description the transitions are associated with collisions of bulk five-branes with one of the boundary fixed planes. In F-theory they correspond to three-brane instanton transitions. Our derivation relies on an index computation with data localized along the curve which is related to the existence of chiral matter in this class of heterotic vacua. Finally, we show how to compute the number of chiral matter multiplets for this class of vacua allowing to discuss the associated Yukawa couplings.

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