An Orbifold Compactification with Three Families from Twisted Sectors

Abstract

We obtain a three generational $SU(3)_c\times SU(3)_w \times U(1)^4\times [SO(12)\times U(1)^2]^\prime$ model from an orbifold construction with the requirement that three generations arise from twisted sectors. There exist supersymmetric vacua realizing the standard model. In one example the anomalous $U(1)$ breaks the gauge symmetry down to $SU(3)_c\times SU(2)_w\times U(1)_Y\times SO(12)^\prime$.