2000/04/07 by Hans Peter Nilles, Nilles, Hans Peter
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0004064
For those that asked for a copy: TASI97 lectures as published in Supersymmetry, Supergravity and Supercolliders, World Scientific, Ed. J. A. Bagger
arxiv created 2000/04/07 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We discuss the possible applications of string theory for the construction of generalizations of the SU(3)× SU(2)× U(1) standard model of strong and electroweak interactions. This includes an investigation of effective d=4 dimensional supergravity theories that could be derived from higher dimensional string theories (d=10) and M-theory (d=11).It is shown how the question of unification of gauge and gravitational coupling constants could find a solution within this framework. The mechanism of hidden sector supersymmetry breakdown and its consequences for the pattern for soft supersymmetry breaking terms are discussed in detail.