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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The Effective action of D-branes in Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications

Jockers, H. (Corresponding author) ; Louis, J. (Thesis advisor)

2005

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.3204/DESY-THESIS-2005-025

Report No.: DESY-THESIS-2005-025; ZMP-HH-05-13; hep-th/0507042

Abstract: In this review article we study type IIB superstring compactifications in the presence of space-time filling D-branes while preserving N=1 supersymmetry in the effective four-dimensional theory. This amount of unbroken supersymmetry and the requirement to fulfill the consistency conditions imposed by the space-time filling D-branes lead to Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications. For a generic Calabi-Yau orientifold theory with space-time filling D3- or D7-branes we derive the low-energy spectrum. In a second step we compute the effective N=1 supergravity action which describes in the low-energy regime the massless open and closed string modes of the underlying type IIB Calabi-Yau orientifold string theory. These N=1 supergravity theories are analyzed and in particular spontaneous supersymmetry breaking induced by non-trivial background fluxes is studied. For D3-brane scenarios we compute soft-supersymmetry breaking terms resulting from bulk background fluxes whereas for D7-brane systems we investigate the structure of D- and F-terms originating from worldvolume D7-brane background fluxes. Finally we relate the geometric structure of D7-brane Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications to N=1 special geometry.

Keyword(s): thesis ; string model ; supersymmetry ; compactification ; membrane model: D-brane ; membrane model: p-brane ; effective action ; space: Calabi-Yau ; orientifold ; Kaluza-Klein model ; background field ; soliton: BPS ; supergravity ; moduli space ; particle: multiplet ; bibliography

Note: Ph.D.Thesis (Advisor: Jan Louis)
Note: Universität Hamburg, Diss., 2005

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Bibliothek und Dokumentation (L)

Research Program(s):

1. 899 - ohne Topic (POF3-899) (POF3-899)

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1. No specific instrument

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The Effective action of D-branes in Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications
Fortschritte der Physik <Weinheim> 53(10), 1087-1175 (2005) [10.1002/prop.200510252]2005 = Universität Hamburg, Diss., 2005     Files  Fulltext by arXiv.org Fulltext by arXiv.org BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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