Speaker
Mr
Jiahua Tian
(Northeastern University)
Description
We present an explicit construction of $\mathcal{O}(10^{15})$ globally consistent string compactifications that realize the exact chiral spectrum of the Standard Model of particle physics with gauge coupling unification in the context of F-theory. Utilizing the power of algebraic geometry, all global consistency conditions can be reduced to a single criterion on the base of the underlying elliptically fibered Calabi--Yau fourfolds. For toric bases, this criterion only depends on an associated polytope and is satisfied for at least $\mathcal{O}(10^{15})$ bases, each of which defines a distinct compactification.
Authors
Prof.
Mirjam Cvetic
(University of Pennsylvania)
Prof.
James Halverson
(Northeastern University)
Dr
Ling Lin
(University of Pennsylvania)
Mrs
Muyang Liu
(University of Pennsylvania)
Mr
Jiahua Tian
(Northeastern University)
