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We study a direct flux breaking scenario in SO(32) heterotic string theory on general Calabi-Yau threefolds. The direct flux breaking, corresponding to hypercharge flux breaking in the F-theory context, allows us to derive the Standard Model in general Calabi-Yau compactifications. We present a general formula leading to the three generations of quarks and leptons and no chiral exotics in a background-independent way. As a concrete example, we show the three-generation model on a complete intersection Calabi-Yau threefold.
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Otsuka, H., Takemoto, K. SO(32) heterotic standard model vacua in general Calabi-Yau compactifications. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 34 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)034
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