ℙ[superscript 1] -bundle bases and the prevalence of non-Higgsable structure in 4D F-theory models

We explore a large class of F-theory compactifications to four dimensions. We find evidence that gauge groups that cannot be Higgsed without breaking supersymmetry, often accompanied by associated matter fields, are a ubiquitous feature in the landscape of N=1 4D F-theory constructions. In particula...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Halverson, James, Taylor IV, Washington
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107951
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8566-6706