Four-dimensional String Compactifications with D-Branes, Orientifolds and Fluxes
arXiv:hep-th/0610327 · doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2007.04.003
Abstract
This review article provides a pedagogical introduction into various classes of chiral string compactifications to four dimensions with D-branes and fluxes. The main concern is to provide all necessary technical tools to explicitly construct four-dimensional orientifold vacua, with the final aim to come as close as possible to the supersymmetric Standard Model. Furthermore, we outline the available methods to derive the resulting four-dimensional effective action. Finally, we summarize recent attempts to address the string vacuum problem via the statistical approach to D-brane models.
331 pages, 7 figures, review prepared for Physics Reports, please send constructive comments to: [email protected], v2: refs added, v3: final version to appear in Phys. Rept
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