Conformality and Brodsky

TL;DR

This paper discusses a conjectured duality linking certain non-supersymmetric conformal gauge theories to string theory, exploring implications for model-building if the Standard Model is conformal at TeV scales.

Contribution

It introduces a conjectured field-string duality for non-supersymmetric conformal gauge theories and discusses potential applications to Standard Model physics.

Findings

Proposes a class of conformal gauge theories with potential finite N conformality.

Suggests implications for TeV-scale physics if the Standard Model is conformal.

Highlights the relevance of the duality for future theoretical and phenomenological research.

Abstract

In this article I describe the recently-conjectured field-string duality which suggests a class of nonsupersymmetric gauge theories which are conformal (CGT) to leading order of 1/N and some of which may be conformal for finite N. If the standard model becomes conformal at TeV scales, model-building on this basis is an interesting direction. Some remarks are added about the inspiring career of Stan Brodsky.