Three Generations on the Quintic Quotient
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چکیده
A three-generation SU(5) GUT (three 10 and a single 5–5 pair) is constructed by compactification of the E8 heterotic string. The base manifold is the Z5 × Z5-quotient of the quintic, and the vector bundle is the quotient of a positive monad. The group action on the monad and its bundle-valued cohomology is discussed in detail, including topological restrictions on the existence of equivariant structures. This model and a single Z5 quotient are the complete list of three generation quotients of positive monads on the quintic.
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