Spacetime supersymmetry breaking in heterotic string theory

A simple mechanism for spacetime supersymmetry breaking in the ten-dimensional heterotic string theory is proposed. We present a heterotic string model with a hidden two-dimensional sigma-model sector which can induce desirably small supersymmetry breaking, without upsetting the zero value of the cosmological constant, through a topological instanton effect due to an abelian gauge field on the string world sheet. We find that the consistency condition of the gravitino field equation is satisfied for some configurations even after supersymmetry breaking.     

Low energy supersymmetry from the heterotic string landscape

We study possible correlations between properties of the observable and hidden sectors in heterotic string theory. Specifically, we analyze the case of the Z6-II orbifold compactification which produces a significant number of models with the spectrum of the supersymmetric standard model. We find that requiring realistic features does affect the hidden sector such that hidden sector gauge group factors SU(4) and SO(8) are favored. In the context of gaugino condensation, this implies low energy supersymmetry breaking.     

Conformal invariance,supersymmetry and string theory

Covariant quantization of string theories is developed in the context of conformal field theory and the BRST quantization procedure. The BRST method is used to covariantly quantize superstrings, and in particular to construct the vertex operators for string emission as well as the supersymmetry charge. The calculation of string loop diagrams is sketched. We discuss how conformal methods can be used to study string compactification and dynamics.     

Heterotic string theory: (II). The interacting heterotic string

The theory of interacting heterotic strings is presented. Vertex operators are derived in both the bosonic and fermionic formulations of the theory and are shown to be consistent with gauge invariance, Lorentz invariance, and supersymmetry. Three- and four-point amplitudes for the scattering of massless string states are calculated and used to derive the low-energy field theory limit of the heterotic string. Divergences in string theories are discussed and it is shown that one-loop heterotic string amplitudes are finite and modular invariant only for gauge group E₈×E₈ or spin (32)/Z₂.     

Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking in string theory

We present a construction of string theories, with spontaneously broken supersymmetry and chiral fermion families, obtained by a suitable choice of boundary conditions in toroidal compactifications of ten-dimensional (1,1) or heterotic models. The crystallographic groups in four-dimensions determine the possible values of the supersymmetry-breaking parameters, which therefore are discrete.     

Nonperturbative corrections to 4D string theory effective actions from SL(2,Z) duality and supersymmetry

We find the D(-1)- and D1-brane instanton contributions to the hypermultiplet moduli space of type IIB string compactifications on Calabi-Yau threefolds. These combine with known perturbative and world sheet instanton corrections into a single modular invariant function that determines the hypermultiplet low-energy effective action.     

Two-loop computation of the four-particle amplitude in heterotic string theory

By using the hyperelliptic formalism we obtain an explicit integral formulafor the four-massless-particle scattering amplitude at two loops in heterotic string theory. We verify the main properties and in particular its finiteness. The corresponding expression for type II superstrings is also given.     

On EVH black hole solution in heterotic string theory

We study the near horizon geometry of charged rotating black holes in toroidal compactifications of heterotic string theory. We analyze the extremal vanishing horizon (EVH) limit for these black hole solutions and we will show that the near horizon geometry develops an AdS₃ throat. Furthermore, we will show that the near horizon limit of near EVH black holes has a BTZ factor. We also comment on the CFT dual to this near horizon geometry.     

Asymptotic level density in heterotic string theory and rotating black holes

We calculate the density of states with given mass and spin in string theory and obtain asymptotic formulas. We also compute the tree-level magnetic dipole moments of arbitrary physical states in the heterotic string theory. These results are then applied to study whether fundamental strings can consistently describe the microphysics of the black hole horizon in the case of a general classical solution characterized by mass, charge and angular momentum.     

Black hole solutions in heterotic string theory on a torus

We construct the general electrically charged, rotating black hole solution in the heterotic string theory compactified on a six-dimensional torus and study its classical properties. This black hole is characterized by its mass, angular momentum, and a 28-dimensional electric charge vector. We recover the axion-dilaton black holes and Kaluza-Klein black holes for special values of the charge vector. For a generic black hole of this kind, the 28-dimensional magnetic dipole moment vector is not proportional to the electric charge vector, and we need two different gyromagnetic ratios for specifying the relation between these two vectors. We also give an algorithm for constructing a 58 parameter rotating dyonic black hole solution in this theory, characterized by its mass, angular momentum, a 28-dimensional electric charge vector and a 28-dimensional magnetic charge vector. This is the most general asymptotically flat black hole solution in this theory consistent with the no-hair theorem.     

Duality symmetry group of two dimensional heterotic string theory

The equations of motion of the massless sector of the two dimensional string theory, obtained by compactifying the heterotic string theory on an eight dimensional torus, is known to have an affine o(8,24) symmetry algebra generating an O(8,24) loop group. In this paper we study how various known discrete S- and T- duality symmetries of the theory are embedded in this loop group. This allows us to identify the generators of the discrete duality symmetry group of the two dimensional string theory.     

Truncation,picture-changing operation and space time supersymmetry in Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond string field theory

The representation of the inverse picture-changing operator in terms of an appropriate truncation operator is found, which means that truncated Ramond string fields are inherent to the Witten construction. Equivalence of the Witten supertransformations and the supertransformations acting on the old truncated fields is established.