Heterotische Stringkompaktifizierungen und ihre Anwendungen in Teilchenphysik und Kosmologie

• Applicant: Privatdozent Dr. Gottfried Curio
• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
• Term: from 2010 to 2015
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 160606338

Goal of the research project is the investigation of new heterotic string compactifications and their development and application to concrete problems of particle physics and cosmology. The mathematical methods comprise generalised geometries with fluxes, Calabi-Yau spaces and vector bundles, and furthermore dualities with other string compactifications, like F-theory and M-theory. In this connection we plan to study the effective action of different compactifcations of the heterotic string, in particular the effective superpotential. Various physical problems shall be investigated from the point of view of string theory: problems of particle physics: stringy Extension of the Standard Model, computation of concrete interactions; investigation of cosmological issues.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Participating Person: Professor Dr. Dieter Lüst