Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1991-12-19
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
22 pages. Talk given at the ``Workshop on Electroweak Physics Beyond the Standard Model'', Valencia, 3-5 October 1991
Scientific paper
I discuss several aspects of strings as unified theories. After recalling the difficulties of the simplest supersymmetric grand unification schemes I emphasize the distinct features of string unification. An important role in constraining the effective low energy physics from strings is played by $duality$ symmetries. The discussed topics include the unification of coupling constants (computation of $\sin ^2\theta _W$ and $\alpha _s$ at the weak scale), supersymmetry breaking through gaugino condensation, and properties of the induced SUSY-breaking soft terms. I remark that departures from universality in the soft terms are (in contrast to the minimal SUSY model) generically expected.
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