Four-dimensional String Compactifications with D-Branes, Orientifolds and Fluxes

Authors:
  • RBRalph Blumenhagen
    Ralph Blumenhagen
  • BKBoris Kors
    Boris Kors
  • DLDieter Lust
    Dieter Lust
  • SSStephan Stieberger
    Stephan Stieberger
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Abstract
This review article provides a pedagogical introduction into various classes of chiral string compactifications to four dimensions with D-branes and fluxes. The main concern is to provide all necessary technical tools to explicitly construct four-dimensional orientifold vacua, with the final aim to come as close as possible to the supersymmetric Standard Model. Furthermore, we outline the available methods to derive the resulting four-dimensional effective action. Finally, we summarize recent attempts to address the string vacuum problem via the statistical approach to D-brane models.