Proton decay in intersecting D-brane models

Igor R. Klebanov; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00410-3

Proton decay in intersecting D-brane models

Igor R. Klebanov, Edward Witten

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We analyze proton decay via dimension-six operators in certain GUT-like models derived from Type IIA orientifolds with D6-branes. The amplitude is parametrically enhanced by a factor of α_GUT^-1/3 relative to the corresponding result in four-dimensional GUTs. Nonetheless, even assuming a plausible enhancement from the threshold corrections, we find little overall enhancement of the proton decay rate from dimension-six operators, so that the predicted lifetime from this mechanism remains close to 10³⁶ years.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-20
Number of pages	18
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	664
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00410-3
State	Published - Aug 11 2003

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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