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The SQCD vacuum coupled to supergravity and string theory moduli
We calculate the scalar potential of supersymmetric QCD (in the regime N_f <
N_c) coupled to N=1 supergravity with moduli-dependent gauge kinetic function
and masses. The gauge dynamics are described by the
Taylor-Veneziano-Yankielowicz superpotential for composite effective fields.
The potential can be expanded about the ``truncated'' point in the gaugino and
matter condensate directions in order to find corrections to the globally
supersymmetric minimum. The results are relevant to the phenomenology of
supersymmetry-breaking in string-inspired supergravity models, and also to
recent work on domain walls in SQCD.Comment: 13 pages, 3 eps figures. Minor typos and layout change
Fundamental constants and their variability in theories of High Energy Physics
The Standard Model of particle physics and the theory of General Relativity
(GR) currently provide a good description of almost all phenomena of particle
physics and gravitation that have received controlled experimental tests.
However, the Standard Model contains many a priori variable parameters whose
values, and whose apparent (near-)constancy, have yet to receive a convincing
theoretical explanation. At the same time, GR may now require to be extended or
altered at the largest length scales, to account for the recent apparent
accelerated cosmological expansion. In this introductory review I present
theoretical aspects of the search for explanations of the values and possible
variations of fundamental ``constants'', focusing on the possibility of
unification of interactions. I also relate cosmological variations to
modifications of gravity both locally and cosmologically.Comment: 17 pages pdflatex, proceedings of introductory lecture for ACFC
Seminar, Bad Honnef 2007, to be published in EPJ Special Topic
On the modular invariance of mass eigenstates and CP violation
We investigate the modular transformation properties of observable (light)
fields in heterotic orbifolds, in the light of recent calculations of
CP-violating quantities. Measurable quantities must be modular invariant
functions of string moduli, even if the light fields are noninvariant. We show
that physical invariance may arise by patching smooth functions that are
separately noninvariant. CP violation for on the unit circle, which
requires light and heavy states to mix under transformation, is allowed in
principle, although the Jarlskog parameter J_CP(T) must be amended relative to
previous results. However, a toy model of modular invariant mass terms
indicates that the assumption underlying these results is unrealistic. In
general the mass eigenstate basis is manifestly modular invariant and coupling
constants are smooth invariant functions of T, thus CP is unbroken on the unit
circle. We also discuss the status of CP-odd quantities when CP is a discrete
gauge symmetry, and point out a link with baryogenesis.Comment: 18 pages JHEP style, 1 fig., amssymb, amsmath, graphicx. As publishe
Modular symmetry, twisted sectors and flavour
We investigate the implications for fermion mass models in heterotic
orbifolds of the modular symmetry mixing twisted states localized at different
fixed points. We show that, unlike in the case of continuous gauge symmetries,
the mass eigenstates do not mix under the symmetry; thus coupling constants in
the low-energy theory are invariant functions of the moduli.Comment: 4 pages, ws-procs9x6.cls included. Contribution to conference
proceedings, String Phenomenology '02, Oxfor
Baryogenesis with four-fermion operators in low-scale models
We describe a nonstandard proposal for baryogenesis in models with a low
(O(10-100)TeV) fundamental scale. The scenario has Standard Model field content
and enhanced baryon number violating operators deriving from time-dependent
fermion localization in an extra dimension. The CKM matrix provides sufficient
CP violation. The major constraints are the low reheating temperature and rate
of perturbative B-violating reactions compared to the total entropy created. A
sufficient baryon fraction may arise, but the cosmological evolution required
is likely to be somewhat contrived. Based on work in collaboration with D.J.H.
Chung.Comment: 10 pages latex, graphicx + amssymb, 2 figures. Talk presented at
M-Theory Cosmology conference, August 2001, Cambridge (UK), also contributed
to Erice ISSP '01 Proceedings, "New Fields and Strings in Subnuclear
Physics". v3: references adde
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