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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical Physics
  • High Energy Physics
  • String Theory

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  • F-theory Standard Models rely on computing cohomologies of line bundles on matter curves.
  • Degenerating these curves to singular, nodal forms simplifies computations but requires relating results back to the original curve.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce elementary techniques for simplifying nodal curves in F-theory.
  • To relate computations on singular curves to those on simplified terminal curves.
  • To enhance statistical bounds on vector-like exotics in quark-doublet curves.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of pruning tree and removing interior edge techniques.
  • Simplification of nodal curves to a manageable collection of terminal curves.
  • Application of these methods to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) Standard Models (QSMs).

Main Results:

  • The techniques provide optimal simplification for QSMs, limited only by current geometric information.
  • Achieved enhanced statistical bounds regarding the absence of vector-like exotics.
  • Established a direct method for relating singular and original curve computations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed techniques offer an efficient way to handle complex F-theory computations.
  • These methods advance the understanding of particle physics beyond the Standard Model.
  • The findings provide a pathway to more precise predictions in theoretical particle physics.