Non-supersymmetric meta-stable vacua from brane configurations

Franco, Sebastian; García-Etxebarria, Iñaki; Uranga, Angel

Abstract

We construct configurations of NS-, D4-, and D6-branes in type IIA string theory, realizing the recently discussed non-supersymmetric meta-stable minimum of 4d = 1 SU(Nc) super-Yang-Mills theories with massive flavors. We discuss their lift to M-theory and the mechanism of pseudo-moduli stabilization. We extend the construction to many other examples of meta-stable minima, including the SO/Sp theories, SU(Nc) with matter in two-index tensor representations, and to a chiral gauge theory.

Citation

Franco, S., García-Etxebarria, I., & Uranga, A. (2007). Non-supersymmetric meta-stable vacua from brane configurations. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2007(01), Article 085. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2007/01/085

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 24, 2007
• Deposit Date: Jan 27, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 14, 2014
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Print ISSN: 1126-6708
• Electronic ISSN: 1029-8479
• Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2007
• Issue: 01
• Article Number: 085
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2007/01/085
• Keywords: Supersymmetry Breaking, Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories.