D-brane instantons in type II orientifolds
We review recent progress in determining the effects of d-brane instantons in supersymmetric compactifications of Type II string theory to four dimensions. We describe the abstract d-brane instanton calculus for holomorphic couplings such as the superpotential, the gauge kinetic function, and highe...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 November 2009
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Annual review of nuclear and particle science
Year: 2009, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 269-296 |
| ISSN: | 1545-4134 |
| DOI: | 10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113 
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| Author Notes: | Ralph Blumenhagen, Mirjam Cvetič, Shamit Kachru, and Timo Weigand |
| Summary: | We review recent progress in determining the effects of d-brane instantons in supersymmetric compactifications of Type II string theory to four dimensions. We describe the abstract d-brane instanton calculus for holomorphic couplings such as the superpotential, the gauge kinetic function, and higher fermionic F-terms, and we briefly discuss the implications of background fluxes for the instanton sector. We then summarize the concrete consequences of stringy d-brane instantons for the construction of semirealistic models of particle physics or supersymmetry breaking in compact and noncompact geometries. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 09.01.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1545-4134 |
| DOI: | 10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113 |