Singularities, gauge dynamics, and non-perturbative superpotentials in string theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 482, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 92-104

  Kachru, Shamit ^a   Silverstein, Eva ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030599649     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(96)00547-0     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. [1] I. Affleck, M. Dine and N. Seiberg, Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking in Supersymmetric QCD, Nucl. Phys. B 241 (1984) 493.
2. [2] S. Kachru, E. Silverstein and N. Seiberg, SUSY Gauge Dynamics and Singularities of 4D N = 1 String Vacua, hep-th/9605036.
3. [3] S. Kachru and E. Silverstein, N = 1 Dual String Pairs and Gaugino Condensation, Nucl. Phys. B 463 (1996) 369, hep-th/9511228.
4. [4] E. Witten, New Issues for Manifolds of SU(3) Holonomy, Nucl. Phys. B 268 (1986) 79.
5. [5] E. Witten, Small Instantons in String Theory, Nucl. Phys. B 460 (1996) 541, hep-th/9511030.
6. [6] M. Dine, N. Seiberg, X.G. Wen and E. Witten, Non-perturbative Effects on the String World-sheet, Nucl. Phys. B 278 (1986) 769; B 289 (1987) 319.
7. [6] M. Dine, N. Seiberg, X.G. Wen and E. Witten, Non-perturbative Effects on the String World-sheet, Nucl. Phys. B 278 (1986) 769; B 289 (1987) 319.
8. [7] E. Witten and J. Bagger, Quantization of Newton's Constant in Certain Supergravity Theories, Phys. Lett. B 115 (1982) 202.
9. [8] E. Silverstein and E. Witten, Criteria for Conformal Invariance of (0,2) Models, Nucl. Phys. B 444 (1995) 161.
10. [9] M. Bershadsky, V. Sadov and C. Vafa, D strings on D manifolds, Nucl. Phys. B 463 (1996) 398, hep-th/9510225.
11. [10] C. Vafa, Evidence for F-theory, hep-th/9602022; D. Morrison and C. Vafa, Compactifications of F-theory on Calabi-Yau Threefolds I, II, hep-th/9602114,9603161.
12. [10] C. Vafa, Evidence for F-theory, hep-th/9602022; D. Morrison and C. Vafa, Compactifications of F-theory on Calabi-Yau Threefolds I, II, hep-th/9602114,9603161.
13. [11] K. Intriligator and S. Thomas, Supersymmetry Breaking on Quantum Moduli Spaces, hep-th/9603158.
14. [12] E. Witten, Some Comments on String Dynamics, hep-th/9507121.
15. [13] O. Ganor and A. Hanany, Small E(8) Instantons and Tensionless Non-critical Strings, hep-th/9602120.
16. [14] N. Seiberg and E. Witten, Comments on String Dynamics in Six Dimensions, Nucl. Phys. B 471 (1996) 121, hep-th/9603003.
17. [15] E. Witten, Phases of N = 2 Theories in Two Dimensions, Nucl. Phys. B 403 (1993) 159, hep-th/9301042
18. [16] J. Distler and S. Kachru, (0,2) Landau-Ginzburg Theory, Nucl. Phys. B 413 (1994) 213, hep-th/9309110.
19. [17] E. Witten, Non-perturbative Superpotentials in String Theory, Nucl. Phys. B 474 (1996) 343, hep-th/9604030.
20. [18] J. Distler, S. Kachru and E. Silverstein, to appear.
21. [19] S. Sethi, C. Vafa and E. Witten, Constraints on Low-Dimensional String Compactification, hep-th/9606122.
22. [20] I. Brunner and R. Schimmrigk, F Theory on Calabi-Yau Fourfolds, Phys. Lett. B 387 (1996) 735, hep-th/9606148.
23. [21] P. Aspinwall and M. Gross, The SO(32) Heterotic String on a K3 Surface, hep-th/9605131.
24. [22] M. Bershadsky, K. Intriligator, S. Kachru, D. Morrison, V. Sadov and C. Vafa, Geometric Singularities and Enhanced Gauge Symmetry, Nucl. Phys. B 481 (1996) 215, hep-th/9605200.
25. [23] M. Berkooz and R. Leigh, A D = 4 N = 1 Orbifold of Type I Strings, hep-th/9605049 and to appear.