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Three family supersymmetric Pati-Salam model from rigid intersecting D6-branes

Adeel Mansha1,*, Mudassar Sabir2,†, Tianjun Li3,4,‡, and Luyang Wang1,§

  • *Contact author: adeelmansha@alumni.itp.ac.cn
  • †Contact author: mudassar.sabir@uestc.edu.cn
  • ‡Contact author: tli@itp.ac.cn
  • §Contact author: wangly@szu.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. D 111, L121904 – Published 30 June, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/xj5p-qhlv

Abstract

We construct, for the first time, a three family N=1 supersymmetric Pati-Salam model from rigid intersecting D6-branes on a factorizable T6/(Z2×Z2′) orientifold with discrete torsion. The factorizable geometry allows for explicit control over rigid cycles and moduli stabilization. We can break the Pati-Salam gauge symmetry down to the Standard Model (SM) gauge symmetry via the supersymmetry preserving Higgs mechanism, generate the SM fermion masses and mixings, and break the supersymmetry via gaugino condensations in the hidden sector.

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Phys. Rev. D 111, L121904– Published 30 June, 2025
  • Received 20 January 2025
  • Accepted 19 June 2025
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