On Gauge Dynamics and SUSY Breaking in Orientiworld
Abstract
In the Orientiworld framework the Standard Model fields are localized on D3-branes sitting on top of an orientifold 3-plane. The transverse 6-dimensional space is a non-compact orbifold (or a more general conifold). The 4-dimensional gravity on D3-branes is reproduced due to the 4-dimensional Einstein-Hilbert term induced at the quantum level. The orientifold 3-plane plays a crucial role, in particular, without it the D3-brane world-volume theories would be conformal due to the tadpole cancellation. We study non-perturbative gauge dynamics in various N=1 supersymmetric orientiworld models based on the Z3 as well as Z5 and Z7 orbifold groups. Our discussions illustrate that there is a rich variety of supersymmetry preserving dynamics in some of these models. On the other hand, we also find some models with dynamical supersymmetry breaking.
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