Modular Invariant Formulation of Multi-Gaugino and Matter Condensation

Abstract

Using the linear multiplet formulation for the dilaton superfield, we construct an effective lagrangian for hidden-sector gaugino condensation in string effective field theories with arbitrary gauge groups and matter. Nonperturbative string corrections to the K\"ahler potential are invoked to stabilize the dilaton at a supersymmetry breaking minimum of the potential. When the cosmological constant is tuned to zero the moduli are stabilized at their self-dual points, and the vev's of their F-component superpartners vanish. Numerical analyses of one- and two-condensate examples with massless chiral matter show considerable enhancement of the gauge hierarchy with respect to the E_8 case. The nonperturbative string effects required for dilaton stabilization may have implications for gauge coupling unification. As a comparison, we also consider a parallel approach based on the commonly used chiral formulation.