Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2000-01-15
Phys.Lett. B480 (2000) 355-364
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
10 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures; minor changes
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00387-7
We discuss whether the (MSSM) unification of gauge couplings can be accommodated in string theories with a low (TeV) string scale. This requires either power law running of the couplings or logarithmic running extremely far above the string scale. In both cases it is difficult to arrange for the multiplet structure to give the MSSM result. For the case of power law running there is also enhanced sensitivity to the spectrum at the unification scale. For the case of logarithmic running there is a fine tuning problem associated with the light closed string Kaluza Klein spectrum which requires gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking on the ``visible'' brane with a dangerously low scale of supersymmetry breaking. Evading these problems in low string scale models requires a departure from the MSSM structure, which would imply that the success of gauge unification in the MSSM is just an accident.
Ghilencea Dumitru
Ross Graham
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