On orbifolds and free fermion constructions

Details On orbifolds and free fermion constructions On orbifolds and free fermion constructions

2008-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/0809.0330v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

46 pages; typos corrected and references added

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This work develops the correspondence between orbifolds and free fermion models. A complete classification is obtained for orbifolds X/G with X the product of three elliptic curves and G an abelian extension of a group (Z_2)^2 of twists acting on X. Each such quotient X/G is shown to give a geometric interpretation to an appropriate free fermion model, including the geometric NAHE+ model. However, the semi-realistic NAHE free fermion model is proved to be non-geometric: its Hodge numbers are not reproduced by any orbifold X/G. In particular cases it is shown that X/G can agree with some Borcea-Voisin threefolds, an orbifold limit of the Schoen threefold, and several further orbifolds thereof. This yields free fermion models with geometric interpretations on such special threefolds.

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