Distler, Jacques, Freed, Daniel S., Moore, Gregory W.
We give a precise and concise formulation of the orientifold construction in Type II superstring theory. Our results include anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet and a spacetime computation of the...
There is no "Theory of Everything" inside E8 (2009)
Distler, Jacques, Garibaldi, Skip
We analyze certain subgroups of real and complex forms of the Lie group E8, and deduce that any "Theory of Everything" obtained by embedding the gauge groups of gravity and the Standard Model into a...
General F-Term Gauge Mediation (2008)
Distler, Jacques, Robbins, Daniel
In a model-independent formalism of gauge mediation, Meade, Seiberg, and Shih have shown that hidden sector effects are captured by two-point correlation functions of the gauge current superfields...
Distler, Jacques, Mukhi, Sunil, Papageorgakis, Constantinos, Van Raamsdonk, Mark
We argue that the moduli space for the Bagger-Lambert A_4 theory at level k is (R^8 \times R^8)/D_{2k}, where D_{2k} is the dihedral group of order 4k. We conjecture that the theory describes two...
Wormholes in Maximal Supergravity (2007)
Bergman, Aaron, Distler, Jacques
In this brief note, we reconsider the problem of finding Euclidean wormhole solutions to maximal supergravity in d dimensions. We find that such solutions exists for all d less than or equal to 9....
Falsifying Models of New Physics Via WW Scattering (2006)
Distler, Jacques, Grinstein, Benjamin, Porto, Rafael A., Rothstein, Ira Z.
We show that the coefficients of operators in the electroweak chiral Lagrangian can be bounded if the underlying theory obeys the usual assumptions of Lorentz invariance, analyticity, unitarity and...
Random Polynomials and the Friendly Landscape (2005)
Distler, Jacques, Varadarajan, Uday
In hep-th/0501082, a field theoretic ``toy model'' for the Landscape was proposed. We show that the considerations of that paper carry through to realistic effective Lagrangians, such as those that...
Topological Heterotic Rings (2005)
Adams, Allan, Distler, Jacques, Ernebjerg, Morten
We prove the existence of topological rings in (0,2) theories containing non-anomalous left-moving U(1) currents by which they may be twisted. While the twisted models are not topological, their...
1+1 Dimensional Critical String Theory and Holography (2003)
Bergman, Aaron, Distler, Jacques, Varadarajan, Uday
In hep-th/0310120, Goheer, Kleban and Susskind argued that the holographic principle is inconsistent with the existence of stable, Lorentz invariant, 1+1 dimensional compactifications. We note some...
D-Brane Monodromies, Derived Categories and Boundary Linear Sigma Models (2002)
Distler, Jacques, Jockers, Hans, Park, Hyukjae
An important subclass of D-branes on a Calabi-Yau manifold, X, are in 1-1 correspondence with objects in D(X), the derived category of coherent sheaves on X. We study the action of the monodromies in...
Return of the Torsion D-Branes (2001)
Brunner, Ilka, Distler, Jacques, Mahajan, Rahul
We study D-branes on Calabi-Yau manifolds, carrying charges which are torsion elements of the K-theory. Interesting physics ensues when we follow these branes into nongeometrical phases of the...
Torsion D-Branes in Nongeometrical Phases (2001)
Brunner, Ilka, Distler, Jacques
In a geometrical background, D-brane charge is classified by topological K-theory. The corresponding classification of D-brane charge in an arbitrary, nongeometrical, compactification is still a...
Chiral Symmetry Breaking in the AdS/CFT Correspondence (1999)
Distler, Jacques, Zamora, Frederic
We study the SU(3)-invariant relevant deformation of D=4 N=4 SU(N) gauge theory at large N using the AdS/CFT correspondence. At low energies, we obtain a nonsupersymmetric gauge theory with three...
Non-Supersymmetric Conformal Field Theories from Stable Anti-de Sitter Spaces (1998)
Distler, Jacques, Zamora, Frederic
We describe new non-supersymmetric conformal field theories in three and four dimensions, using the CFT/AdS correspondence. In order to believe in their existence at large N_c and strong 't Hooft...
Aspects of ALE Matrix Models and Twisted Matrix Strings (1997)
Berenstein, David, Corrado, Richard, Distler, Jacques
We examine several aspects of the formulation of M(atrix)-Theory on ALE spaces. We argue for the existence of massless vector multiplets in the resolved $A_{n-1}$ spaces, as required by enhanced...
On the Moduli Spaces of M(atrix)-Theory Compactifications (1997)
Berenstein, David, Corrado, Richard, Distler, Jacques
By identifying the moduli space of coupling constants in the SYM description of toroidal compactifications of M(atrix)-Theory, we construct the M(atrix) description of the moduli spaces of Type IIA...
Some Features of (0,2) Moduli Space (1997)
Chiang, Ti-Ming, Distler, Jacques, Greene, Brian R.
We discuss some aspects of perturbative $(0,2)$ Calabi-Yau moduli space. In particular, we show how models with different $(0,2)$ data can meet along various sub-loci in their moduli space. In the...
(0,2) Noncritical Strings in Six Dimensions (1996)
Distler, Jacques, Hanany, Amihay
Type IIB strings compactified on K3 have a rich structure of solitonic strings, transforming under SO(21,5,Z). We derive the BPS tension formula for these strings, and discuss their properties, in...
N=1 Dualities for Exceptional Gauge Groups and Quantum Global Symmetries (1996)
Distler, Jacques, Karch, Andreas
We discuss our attempts to generalize the known examples of dualities in N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories to exceptional gauge groups. We derive some dual pairs from known examples connected to...
Alvarez-Gaumé, Luís, Distler, Jacques, Kounnas, Costas, Marino, M
We analyze the possible soft breaking of N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with and without matter flavour preserving the analyticity properties of the Seiberg-Witten solution. For small...
Large Softly broken N=2 QCD (1996)
Alvarez-Gaume, Luis, Distler, Jacques, Kounnas, Costas, Marino, Marcos
We analyze the possible soft breaking of $N=2$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with and without matter flavour preserving the analyticity properties of the Seiberg-Witten solution. For small...
Notes on (0,2) Superconformal Field Theories (1995)
In these lecture notes, I review the ``linear sigma model" approach to (0,2) string vacua. My aim is to provide the reader with a toolkit for studying a very broad class of (0,2) superconformal field...
Duality of (0,2) String Vacua (1995)
Distler, Jacques, Kachru, Shamit
We discuss a duality of (0,2) heterotic string vacua which implies that certain pairs of (0,2) Calabi-Yau compactifications on topologically distinct target manifolds yield identical string theories....
Singlet Couplings and (0,2) Models (1994)
Distler, Jacques, Kachru, Shamit
We use the quantum symmetries present in string compactification on Landau-Ginzburg orbifolds to prove the existence of a large class of exactly marginal (0,2) deformations of (2,2) superconformal...
Quantum Symmetries and Stringy Instantons (1994)
Distler, Jacques, Kachru, Shamit
The quantum symmetry of many \LG\ orbifolds appears to be broken by Yang-Mills instantons. However, isolated Yang-Mills instantons are not solutions of string theory: They must be accompanied by...
3 Into 2 Doesn't Go: (almost) chiral gauge theory on the lattice (1993)
Distler, Jacques, Rey, Soo-Jong
Kaplan recently proposed a novel lattice chiral gauge theory in which the bare theory is defined on $(2n+1)$-dimensions, but the continuum theory emerges in $2n$-dimensions. We explore whether the...