Chiral matter and transitions in heterotic string models
arXiv:hep-th/9803224 · doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00713-8
Abstract
In the framework of N=1 supersymmetric string models given by the heterotic string on an elliptic Calabi-Yau $π:Z\ra B$ together with a SU(n) bundle we compute the chiral matter content of the massless spectrum. For this purpose the net generation number, i.e. half the third Chern class, is computed from data related to the heterotic vector bundle in the spectral cover description; a non-technical introduction to that method is supplied. This invariant is, in the class of bundles considered, shown to be related to a discrete modulus which is the heterotic analogue of the -theory four-flux. We consider also the relevant matter which is supported along certain curves in the base and derive the net generation number again from the independent matter-related computation. We then illustrate these considerations with two applications. First we show that the construction leads to numerous 3 generation models of unbroken gauge group or . Secondly we discuss the closely related issue of the heterotic 5-brane/instanton transition resp. the F-theoretic 3-brane/instanton transition. The extra chiral matter in these transitions is related to the Hecke transform of the direct sum of the original bundle and the dissolved 5-brane along the intersection of their spectral covers. Finally we point to the corresponding -theory interpretation of chiral matter from the intersection of 7-branes where the influence of four-flux on the twisting along the intersection curve plays a crucial role.
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