Published June 29, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

F-SU(5)

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)
  • 2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China)
  • 3. George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)
  • 4. Academy of Athens, Division of Natural Sciences, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 10679 (Greece)
  • 5. Astroparticle Physics Group, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Mitchell Campus, Woodlands, TX 77381 (United States)

Description

We construct three flipped SU(5)xU(1)X models from F-theory, and consider two such models from free fermionic string model building. To achieve the decoupling scenario in F-theory models and the string-scale gauge coupling unification in free fermionic models, we introduce vector-like particles at the TeV scale that can be observed at the Large Hadron Collider. We study gauge coupling unification, and find that proton decay is within the reach of the future Hyper-Kamiokande experiment. In these models, the doublet-triplet splitting problem and monopole problem can be solved, the neutrino masses and mixings can be explained via the double seesaw or seesaw mechanism, the observed baryon asymmetry can be obtained through leptogenesis, the hybrid inflation can be realized, and the correct cosmic primordial density fluctuations can be generated.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.05.012

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.05.012;
arXiv
arXiv:0811.2807v2;
PII
S0370-2693(09)00566-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
677
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 322-325
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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