The Octagon and the non-supersymmetric string landscape

2020/05/31 by Riccardo Argurio, Matteo Bertolini, Sebastián Franco +4 · 11 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Archaeology #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Brane cosmology #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Duality (order theory) #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge theory #Geometry #History #Mathematics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Orientifold #Particle physics #Physics #Pure mathematics #Singularity #String (physics) #String theory #Supersymmetry #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136153

published in Physics Letters B 815, 136153 (Elsevier BV) · 4 pages, 2 figures. v4: improvements in the presentation

arxiv created 2020/09/29 · openalex publication_date 2021/02/21 · arxiv updated 2021/02/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

We present an orientifold of a toric singularity allowing for a configuration of fractional branes which corresponds to a gauge theory that dynamically breaks supersymmetry in a stable vacuum. This model represents the first such instance within the gauge/gravity duality.

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