Abstract
We consider three-generation, rank-six superstring models based on the simplest known Calabi-Yau space. Assuming a breaking scale (to rank-five) MB≳1016 GeV, as required by cosmology and other constraints, we describe the particle spectrum in a class of models in which the proton is stable and the neutrinos are massless. These models are effectively rank-five down to the weak scale O(100) GeV. We find that Higgs fields typically will have massess in excess of O(106) GeV due to higher order non-renormalizable interactions, hence rendering the conventional spontaneous breakdown of the electroweak symmetries impossible.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-47 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 193 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 9 1987 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank Bruce Campbelflo r useful conversationTs.h e work of KE and DVN was sup-portedi n part by DOE grant DE-AC02-76ER00881 and in part by the Universityo f WisconsinR esearch Committeew ith funds grantedb y the Wisconsin Alumni ResearchF oundationT. he work of SK and KAO was supporteidn part by DOE grantD E-AC02-83ER-40105.