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hep-th2009★ 116 cited
A Z2xZ2 standard model
Michael Blaszczyk, Stefan Groot Nibbelink, Michael Ratz +3
We present a Z_2 x Z_2 orbifold compactification of the E_8 x E_8 heterotic string which gives rise to the exact chiral MSSM spectrum. The GUT breaking SU(5) to SU(3)_C x SU(2)_L x…
hep-th2009★ 61 cited
Heterotic Z6-II MSSM Orbifolds in Blowup
Stefan Groot Nibbelink, Johannes Held, Fabian Ruehle +2
Heterotic orbifolds provide promising constructions of MSSM-like models in string theory. We investigate the connection of such orbifold models with smooth Calabi-Yau compactificat…