TY - JOUR
T1 - On type II superstrings in less than four dimensions
AU - Erler, Jens
AU - Shiu, Gary
PY - 2001/11/22
Y1 - 2001/11/22
N2 - We study gauge theories which are associated with classical vacua of perturbative type II string theory that allows for a conformal field theory description. We show that even if we compactify seven spatial dimensions (allowing for one macroscopic dimension to arise non-perturbatively) the Standard Model cannot be obtained from the perturbative sector of type II superstrings. Therefore, the construction of the Standard Model (or extensions thereof) from M theory must involve fields that are non-perturbative from the type II perspective. We also address the case of eight compact dimensions.
AB - We study gauge theories which are associated with classical vacua of perturbative type II string theory that allows for a conformal field theory description. We show that even if we compactify seven spatial dimensions (allowing for one macroscopic dimension to arise non-perturbatively) the Standard Model cannot be obtained from the perturbative sector of type II superstrings. Therefore, the construction of the Standard Model (or extensions thereof) from M theory must involve fields that are non-perturbative from the type II perspective. We also address the case of eight compact dimensions.
KW - M theory
KW - Model building
KW - String theory
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000172330200017
UR - https://openalex.org/W3104708863
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0035935658
U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01188-1
DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01188-1
M3 - Journal Article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 521
SP - 114
EP - 118
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
IS - 1-2
ER -