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Gauge Coupling Unification in F-theory GUT Models

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arxiv 0812.0248 v3 pith:REFM4EFS submitted 2008-12-01 hep-th hep-ph

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We investigate gauge coupling unification for F-theory respectively Type IIB orientifold constructions of SU(5) GUT theories with gauge symmetry breaking via non-trivial hypercharge flux. This flux has the non-trivial effect that it splits the values of the three MSSM gauge couplings at the string scale, thus potentially spoiling the celebrated one-loop gauge coupling unification. It is shown how F-theory can evade this problem in a natural way.

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