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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Hauptverfasser: Blumenhagen, Ralph (VerfasserIn) , Weigand, Timo (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 23 November 2009
In: Annual review of nuclear and particle science
Year: 2009, Jahrgang: 59, Heft: 1, Pages: 269-296
ISSN:1545-4134
DOI:10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113
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Verfasserangaben:Ralph Blumenhagen, Mirjam Cvetič, Shamit Kachru, and Timo Weigand
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1545-4134
DOI:10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083113