Higgsing intersecting brane models on T^4/Z_N

TL;DR

This paper investigates Higgsing processes in intersecting brane models on T^4/Z_N orbifolds, providing insights into matter spectra and gauge groups through Chan-Paton methods.

Contribution

It offers a detailed analysis of Higgsing in intersecting brane models on T^4/Z_N, revealing how matter fields and gauge groups evolve away from orientifold planes.

Findings

Matter fields in adjoint representations can arise from brane intersections with orientifold images.

Gauge groups and matter spectra are confirmed via Chan-Paton methods.

Higgsing processes influence the matter spectrum on intersecting branes.

Abstract

We analyze intersecting brane models on toroidal orbifolds T^4/Z_N(N=3,4,6). Focusing on several Higgsing processes of intersecting brane models, we have some insights into the matter spectrum on intersecting branes away from orientifold planes. The matter fields in the adjoint representations of the gauge group on branes can arise when brane intersects the orientifold images. Gauge group and matter spectrum are confirmed using Chan-Paton methods with the Higgsing processes.