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A Note on (Meta)stable Brane Configurations in MQCD
I. Bena, E. Gorbatov, S. Hellerman +2
We examine the M-theory version of SQCD which is known as MQCD. In the IIA limit, this theory appears to have a supersymmetry-breaking brane configuration which corresponds to the…
Current Correlators and AdS/CFT Geometry
Edwin Barnes, Elie Gorbatov, Ken Intriligator +1
We consider current-current correlators in 4d SCFTs, and also 3d SCFTs, in connection with AdS/CFT geometry. The superconformal symmetry of the SCFT has th…
The Exact Superconformal R-symmetry Minimizes
Edwin Barnes, Elie Gorbatov, Ken Intriligator +2
We present a new, general constraint which, in principle, determines the superconformal symmetry of 4d SCFTs, and also 3d SCFTs. Among all possibilities, t…
Low Energy Supersymmetry From the Landscape
Michael Dine, Elie Gorbatov, Scott Thomas
There has been some debate as to whether the landscape does or does not predict low energy supersymmetry. We argue that under rather mild assumptions, the landscape seems to favor…
Catastrophic Decays of Compactified Space-Times
Michael Dine, Patrick J. Fox, Elie Gorbatov
Witten long ago pointed out that the simplest Kaluza-Klein theory, without supersymmetry, is subject to a catastrophic instability. There are a variety of string theories which are…
Is There A String Theory Landscape
Tom Banks, Michael Dine, Elie Gorbatov
We examine recent claims of a large set of flux compactification solutions of string theory. We conclude that the arguments for AdS solutions are plausible. The analysis of meta-st…