A journey through the non-supersymmetric landscape

開催日時

2026/03/19(木)11:00〜12:00

開催場所

3号館1階会議室とzoom

講演者

Vittorio Larotonda (University of Bologna)

言語

英語

お問い合わせ

濱田雄太/yhamada-AT-post.kek.jp

概要

In this talk, I will discuss my research on non supersymmetric theories and anomalies. In particular, I will revisit the chiral spectra on charged 1- and 5-branes in the 10d non supersymmetric sp(16) string theory and verify anomaly cancellation via inflow. Furthermore, I will show compelling evidence that the global structure of the gauge group is Sp(16)/Z2 along with hints of a possible duality to a non-supersymmetric heterotic theory. Secondly, I will discuss the presence of a discrete topological term in heterotic strings and delve into its relation with anomaly inflow cancellation on the worldvolume of the non-supersymmetric NS5-brane. These insights will allow us to assess the consistency of candidate spectra for the six-dimensional theory living on these defects. Finally I will present a recent study of Type II non-supersymmetric toroidal asymmetric orbifolds with a vanishing cosmological constant at one-loop in string perturbation theory. This talk will be based on 2412.17894, 2507.11610 and 2602.07113.