Quadrillion F -Theory Compactifications with the Exact Chiral Spectrum of the Standard Model

  • Mirjam Cvetič*
  • , James Halverson
  • , Ling Lin
  • , Muyang Liu
  • , Jiahua Tian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present O(1015) string compactifications with the exact chiral spectrum of the standard model of particle physics. This ensemble of globally consistent F-theory compactifications automatically realizes gauge coupling unification. 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 O(1015) bases, each of which defines a distinct compactification.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101601
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume123
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Sep 2019
Externally publishedYes

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