Abstract
Utilizing the idea of extra large dimensions, it has been suggested that the\ngauge and gravity couplings unification can happen at a scale as low as 1 TeV.\nIn this paper, we explore this phenomenological possibility within string\ntheory. In particular, we discuss how the proton decay bound can be satisfied\nin Type I string theory. The string picture also suggests different scenarios\nof gauge and gravitational couplings unification. The various scenarios are\nexplicitly illustrated with a specific 4-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric chiral\nType I string model with Pati-Salam-like gauge symmetry. We point out certain\nfeatures that should be generic in other Type I strings.\n
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Superstring theoryPhysicsString (physics)Theoretical physicsUnificationProton decayGreen–Schwarz mechanismGauge symmetryParticle physicsGauge (firearms)String theoryGravitationType (biology)Symmetry (geometry)Extra dimensionsGauge theorySupersymmetryQuantum gravityRelationship between string theory and quantum field theoryQuantum mechanicsQuantumMathematicsGeometryComputer science
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- 1998
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- 58
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- 10
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Gary Shiu,
S.-H. Henry Tye
(1998).
TeV scale superstring and extra dimensions.
Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields
, 58
(10)
.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.58.106007
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- 10.1103/physrevd.58.106007