Local String Models and Moduli Stabilisation

Abstract

A brief overview is presented of the progress made during the past few years on the general structure of local models of particle physics from string theory including: moduli stabilisation, supersymmetry breaking, global embedding in compact Calabi-Yau compactifications and potential cosmological implications. Type IIB D-brane constructions and the Large Volume Scenario (LVS) are discussed in some detail emphasising the recent achievements and the main open questions.

23 pages, 4 figures, invited contribution to 'Perspectives in String Phenomenology' book B. Acharya, et al (eds). Minor rewordings and references added

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