Perspectives On String Phenomenology

The remarkable recent discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN Large Hadron Collider completed the Standard Model of particle physics and has paved the way for understanding the physics which may lie beyond it. String/M theory has emerged as a broad framework for describing a plethora of diverse physical systems, which includes condensed matter systems, gravitational systems as well as elementary particle physics interactions. If string/M theory is to be considered as a candidate theory of Nature, it must contain an effectively four-dimensional universe among its solutions that is indistinguishable from our own. In these solutions, the extra dimensions of string/M theory are “compactified” on tiny scales which are often comparable to the Planck length. String phenomenology is the branch of string/M theory that studies such solutions, relates their properties to data, and aims to answer many of the outstanding questions of particle physics beyond the Standard Model.This book contains perspectives on string phenomenology from some of the leading experts in the field. Contributions will range from pedagogical general overviews and perspectives to more technical reviews. We hope that the reader will get a sense of the significant progress that has been made in the field in recent years (e.g. in the topic of moduli stabilization) as well as the topics currently being researched, outstanding problems and some perspectives for the future.

A systematic introduction to string phenomenology, outlining how string theory is connected to the real world of particle physics.

A systematic introduction to string phenomenology, outlining how string theory is connected to the real world of particle physics.

The areas covered in this volume include: duality in string theory and supersymmetric gauge theories; phenomenological applications of string theory; strings in curved spacetime; quantum gravity; SUSY conformal field theories; QCD strings; aspects of mathematical physics, including: mirror symmetry, W-algebras, representation theory.

String phenomenology offers a bridge between the excitement and novelty that typified theoretical physics in recent years and experimental reality. The First International Conference on String Phenomenology concentrated on cosmological and phenomenologically oriented applications of string theory. The aim was to bring together experimental and theoretical physicists to discuss the triumphs and challenges that high energy physics faces in its attempt to uncover the next layers of fundamental matter and interactions. The main theme was the application of string theory, but the conference also accommodated alternative approaches to physics beyond the Standard Model. The conference featured plenary talks reviewing the major topics, as well as parallel sessions for contributed papers describing new results in the major areas of the conference. It covered diverse topics, from collider and neutrino physics to fibre bundles on CalabiOCoYau three folds. The proceedings have been selected for coverage in: . OCo Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)."

String phenomenology offers a bridge between the excitement and novelty that typified theoretical physics in recent years and experimental reality. The First International Conference on String Phenomenology concentrated on cosmological and phenomenologically oriented applications of string theory. The aim was to bring together experimental and theoretical physicists to discuss the triumphs and challenges that high energy physics faces in its attempt to uncover the next layers of fundamental matter and interactions. The main theme was the application of string theory, but the conference also accommodated alternative approaches to physics beyond the Standard Model. The conference featured plenary talks reviewing the major topics, as well as parallel sessions for contributed papers describing new results in the major areas of the conference. It covered diverse topics, from collider and neutrino physics to fibre bundles on Calabi–Yau three folds. The proceedings have been selected for coverage in: • Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings) Contents: Cosmology in Horava–Witten M-Theory (R Arnowitt et al.)Non-Supersymmetric Quiver Models (Ph Brax)Modular Symmetry, Twisted Sectors and Flavour (T Dent)String Theory, Unification and Supersymmetry (M Dine)The Cosmological Constant (U Ellwanger)Charge and Colour Breaking in String Theory (A Ibarra)A Real CKM Matrix in Supersymmetric Theories (S Khalil)String Inspired Neutrino Mass Models (S F King)CP Phenomenology in Heterotic String Models (O Lebedev)Topics in SUSY Flavor Physics (A Masiero & O Vives)Spontaneous CP Violation in the Heterotic String (S Morris)Extra Dimensions at Hadron Colliders (M A Parker)Symmetries, Moduli and Fermion Mass Structure (G G Ross)and other papers Readership: Graduate students, advanced undergraduates and researchers in theoretical particle physics and string theory. Keywords:Super String;Particle;Cosmology;Phenomenology;Theoretical Physics;M-Theory;Supersymmetry