Theory and Phenomenology of Type I strings and M-theory

Abstract

The physical motivations and the basic construction rules for Type I strings and M-theory compactifications are reviewed in light of the recent developments. The first part contains the basic theoretical ingredients needed for building four-dimensional supersymmetric models, models with broken supersymmetry and for computing low-energy actions and quantum corrections to them. The second part contains some phenomenological applications to brane world scenarios with low values of the string scale and large extra dimensions.

129 pages, 7 eps figures, LaTeX, version to appear in Class. Quantum Grav

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