Three Generations on the Quintic Quotient

TL;DR

This paper constructs a three-generation SU(5) GUT model from heterotic string compactification on a Z_5 x Z_5 quotient of the quintic, detailing the bundle structure and topological constraints involved.

Contribution

It presents the first explicit three-generation SU(5) GUT model on the quintic with detailed analysis of the monad bundle and group actions, completing the classification of such models on this manifold.

Findings

Constructed a three-generation SU(5) GUT model from heterotic string theory.

Analyzed the group action and cohomology of the monad bundle in detail.

Provided a complete list of three-generation quotients of positive monads on the quintic.

Abstract

A three-generation SU(5) GUT, that is 3x(10+5bar) and a single 5-5bar pair, is constructed by compactification of the E_8 heterotic string. The base manifold is the Z_5 x Z_5-quotient of the quintic, and the vector bundle is the quotient of a positive monad. The group action on the monad and its bundle-valued cohomology is discussed in detail, including topological restrictions on the existence of equivariant structures. This model and a single Z_5 quotient are the complete list of three generation quotients of positive monads on the quintic.