Fayet–Iliopoulos D-term in non-supersymmetric heterotic string orbifolds

Abstract The Fayet–Iliopoulos D-term is a common feature in $${\mathcal {N}}=1$$ N = 1 string vacua that contain an anomalous U(1) gauge symmetry, and arises from a one-loop diagram in string perturbation theory. The same diagram is generated in string vacua in which supersymmetry is broken directly...

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Main Authors: Alonzo R. Diaz Avalos, Alon E. Faraggi, Viktor G. Matyas, Benjamin Percival
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12059-9