# On Algorithmic Universality in F-theory Compactifications

**Authors:** James Halverson, Cody Long, and Benjamin Sung

arXiv: 1706.02299 · 2017-12-20

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the universal features of gauge sectors in F-theory compactifications, revealing high-probability structures and gauge group ranks through a large ensemble of geometries connected by topological transitions.

## Contribution

It introduces a finite algorithm to generate a vast ensemble of F-theory geometries and uncovers universal gauge sector structures without explicit construction.

## Key findings

- Non-Higgsable clusters occur with probability above 1-1.01×10^{-755}
- Gauge group rank exceeds 160 with probability 0.999995
- Visible sectors from E6 or SU(3) branes occur with probability ~1/200

## Abstract

We study universality of geometric gauge sectors in the string landscape in the context of F-theory compactifications. A finite time construction algorithm is presented for $\frac43 \times 2.96 \times 10^{755}$ F-theory geometries that are connected by a network of topological transitions in a connected moduli space. High probability geometric assumptions uncover universal structures in the ensemble without explicitly constructing it. For example, non-Higgsable clusters of seven-branes with intricate gauge sectors occur with probability above $1-1.01\times 10^{-755}$, and the geometric gauge group rank is above $160$ with probability $.999995$. In the latter case there are at least $10$ $E_8$ factors, the structure of which fixes the gauge groups on certain nearby seven-branes. Visible sectors may arise from $E_6$ or $SU(3)$ seven-branes, which occur in certain random samples with probability $\simeq 1/200$.

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