Eur Phys J C (2004) 33: s908-s910
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjcd/s2004-03-1843-9

PS11 String Theory and Extra Dimensions

D-branes, SUSY breaking, and moduli stabilization

CERN Theory Division, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

Received: 5 November 2003
Accepted: 22 November 2003
Published online: 8 April 2004

Abstract

This is a brief introduction to the orientifold constructions leading to chiral models with partial (or complete) SUSY breaking at zero vacuum energy. The basic ingredients are D-branes and flux configurations that freeze the moduli vacuum expectation values and thus stabilize the size and shape of the compact dimensions.

PACS: PACS-key11.25.Mj