A New Method for Finding Vacua in String Phenomenology

TL;DR

This paper introduces an algorithmic approach to identify all stable vacua in string-phenomenological models, incorporating non-perturbative effects like gaugino condensation and instantons.

Contribution

It extends previous methods to include non-perturbative effects, enabling comprehensive vacuum searches in string compactifications.

Findings

Successfully finds all vacua in tested models

Incorporates non-perturbative effects into the vacuum search

Provides a systematic framework for string phenomenology

Abstract

One of the central problems of string-phenomenology is to find stable vacua in the four dimensional effective theories which result from compactification. We present an algorithmic method to find all of the vacua of any given string-phenomenological system in a huge class. In particular, this paper reviews and then extends hep-th/0606122 to include various non-perturbative effects. These include gaugino condensation and instantonic contributions to the superpotential.