Natural gauge-coupling unification at the string scale

Abstract

We argue that moduli in the adjoint representation of the standard- model gauge group are a natural feature of superstring models, and that they can account for the apparent discrepancy between the string and unification scales.

5 pages, LaTeX file. Minor modifications, final version to appear in Physics Letters B

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