Susy breaking on a hidden brane

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Nilles
• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
• Term: from 2000 to 2005
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5253950

We would like to obtain a thorough understanding of supersymmetry breakdown in string theory. Known mechanisms like the Scherk-Schwarz mechanism or the dynamical breakdown through gaugino condensates should be generalized to the framework of M-theory and F-theory in the light of recently discovered duality symmetries. This would allow us to obtain a comprehensive formulation of the effective action of hidden sector supergravity models that could be relevant as a generalization of the standard SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1) model of elementary particle physics.

• DFG Programme: Priority Programmes
• Subproject of: SPP 1096: String Theory in the Context of Particle Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Gravity, Cosmology and Mathematics
• Participating Person: Privatdozent Dr. Stefan Förste