Stringy origin of non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetries

dc.creatorKobayashi, Tatsuo
dc.creatorNilles, Hans Peter
dc.creatorPlöger, Felix
dc.creatorRaby, Stuart
dc.creatorRatz, Michael
dc.date2006-11-02
dc.date2007-01-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:02:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:02:05Z
dc.descriptionWe study the origin of non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetries in superstring theory. We classify all possible non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetries which can appear in heterotic orbifold models. These symmetries include D_4 and Delta(54). We find that the symmetries of the couplings are always larger than the symmetries of the compact space. This is because they are a consequence of the geometry of the orbifold combined with the space group selection rules of the string. We also study possible breaking patterns. Our analysis yields a simple geometric understanding of the realization of non-Abelian flavor symmetries.
dc.description27 pages, 4 figures, v2: matches version published in Nuclear Physics B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0611020
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0611020
dc.identifierNucl.Phys.B768:135-156,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.01.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/188141
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleStringy origin of non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetries
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