@article{ec6f01efc3504cfbbb99192d62baa821,
title = "D-branes at Singularities and String Phenomenology",
abstract = "In this lecture notes we give an introduction to some of the mathematical and physical concepts involved in constructing Standard Model-like gauge theories via D-branes at local singularities of Calabi-Yau manifolds.",
author = "Dmitry Malyshev and Herman Verlinde",
note = "Funding Information: ∗This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants PHY-0243680 and DMS-0606578, and by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research, grant RFBR 06-02-17383 (D.M.). Funding Information: These lecture notes are based on joint work with Matthew Buican, David Morrison, and Mar-tijn Wijnholt. We thank the organizers of the 2006 Cargese School for their characteristic hospitality. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants PHY-0243680 and DMS-0606578, by grant RFBR 06- 02-17383 of the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (D.M.). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.",
year = "2007",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.06.009",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "171",
pages = "139--163",
journal = "Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements",
issn = "0920-5632",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "SPEC. ISS.",
}