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Unification mechanism for gauge and spacetime symmetries
A group theoretical mechanism for unification of local gauge and spacetime
symmetries is introduced. No-go theorems prohibiting such unification are
circumvented by slightly relaxing the usual requirement on the gauge group:
only the so called Levi factor of the gauge group needs to be compact
semisimple, not the entire gauge group. This allows a non-conventional
supersymmetry-like extension of the gauge group, glueing together the gauge and
spacetime symmetries, but not needing any new exotic gauge particles. It is
shown that this new relaxed requirement on the gauge group is nothing but the
minimal condition for energy positivity. The mechanism is demonstrated to be
mathematically possible and physically plausible on a U(1) based gauge theory
setting. The unified group, being an extension of the group of spacetime
symmetries, is shown to be different than that of the conventional
supersymmetry group, thus overcoming the McGlinn and Coleman-Mandula no-go
theorems in a non-supersymmetric way.Comment: 20 pages, 4 figure
Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays
One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the
observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff.
Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a
meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which
simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible
meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT
symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we
study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of
SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry
fractional electric charge , and are confined by a hidden gauge group
cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to
the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged
bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We
argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries
``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard
Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark
matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.Comment: 24 pages. 5 figure
Broken symmetry and Yang-Mills theory
From its inception in statistical physics to its role in the construction and
in the development of the asymmetric Yang-Mills phase in quantum field theory,
the notion of spontaneous broken symmetry permeates contemporary physics. This
is reviewed with particular emphasis on the conceptual issues.Comment: Latex 30 pages, 9 figures. Typo corrected. Contribution to "Fifty
years of Yang Mills theory", editor G. 't Hooft, to be published by World
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E6 Models from F-theory
F-theory is a non-perturbative formulation of type IIB superstring theory
which allows for the decoupling of gravity and for the formulation of GUT
theories based on the gauge group E6. In this paper we explore F-theory models
in which the low energy supersymmetric theory contains the particle content of
three 27 dimensional representations of the underlying E6 gauge group, plus two
extra right-handed neutrinos predicted from F and D flatness. The resulting TeV
scale effective theory resembles either the E6SSM or the NMSSM+, depending on
whether an additional Abelian gauge group does or does not survive. However
there are novel features compared to both these models as follows: (i) If the
additional Abelian gauge group is unbroken then it can have a weaker gauge
coupling than in the E6SSM; (ii) If the additional Abelian gauge group is
broken then non-perturbative effects can violate the scale invariance of the
NMSSM+ leading to a generalised model; (iii) Unification is achieved not at the
field theory level but at the F-theory level since the gauge couplings are
split by flux effects, negating the need for any additional doublet states
which are usually required; (iv) Proton decay is suppressed by the geometric
coupling suppression of a singlet state, a mechanism peculiar to F-theory,
which effectively suppresses the coupling of the exotic charge -1/3 colour
triplet state D to quarks and leptons; (v) The D bar couples to left-handed
leptoquarks, providing characteristic and striking signatures at the LHC.Comment: 31 pages, 7 figure
Advances in Old-Fashioned Heterotic String Model Building
I review findings of various research groups regarding perturbative heterotic
string model building in the last 12 months. Attention is given to recent
studies of extra U(1)'s and local discrete symmetries (LDS's) in generic string
models. Issues covered include the role of U(1)'s and LDS's in limiting proton
decay, developments in classification of models containing anomalous U(1), and
possible complications resulting from kinetic mixing between observable and
hidden sector U(1)'s. Additionally, recent string-derived and string-inspired
models are briefly reviewed.
Talk Presented at SUSY '97.Comment: Talk presented at SUSY'97. Latex w/ espcrc2.sty, 10 pages, reference
corrections and update
Self-Interacting Dark Matter from the Hidden Heterotic-String Sector
It has been suggested recently that self-interacting dark matter fits better
the observational characteristics of galaxy dynamics. We propose that the
self-interacting dark matter is composed from the glueballs of the hidden
sector non-Abelian gauge group, while the hidden matter states exist in
vector-like representation and decouple from the light spectrum. It is shown
that these glueballs are semi-stable with the life-time larger than the present
age of the Universe, if their mass is 1 GeV or less. The constraint on their
abundance today suggests that the energy was stored in the hidden sector soon
after inflation. This imposes an upper limit on the reheating temperature. We
further study the naturalness of this scenario in the context of the
free-fermionic string models and point out a class of such models where the
self-interacting dark matter from the hidden sector is indeed plausible.Comment: 16 pages. standard LaTe
A Brief Course in Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking II. Modern Times: The BEH Mechanism
The theory of symmetry breaking in presence of gauge fields is presented,
following the historical track. Particular emphasis is placed upon the
underlying concepts.Comment: LaTeX file, 25 pages 9 figures. Presented at the 2001 Corfu Summer
Institute on Elementary Particle Physic
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