Speaker
Jing Shao
(U of Michigan)
Description
We demonstrate that in effective theories arising from ${\cal N}=1$ fluxless compactifications of M-theory on a $G_2$ manifold with low energy supersymmetry, CP-violating phases do not appear in the soft-breaking Lagrangian except via the Yukawas. Such a mechanism may be present in other string compactifications as well; we describe properties sufficient for this to occur. CP violation is generated via the Yukawas since the soft trilinear matrices are generically not proportional to the Yukawa matrices. Within the framework considered, the estimated theoretical upper bounds for electric dipole moments (EDM) of the electron, neutron and mercury are all within the current experimental limits and could be probed in the near future.
Author
Jing Shao
(U of Michigan)
