Toward Realistic Intersecting D-Brane Models
We provide a pedagogical introduction to a recently studied class of phenomenologically
interesting string models, known as Intersecting D-Brane
Models. The gauge fields of the Standard-Model are localized on D-branes
wrapping certain compact cycles on an underlying geometry, whose intersections
can give rise to chiral fermions. We address the basic issues and
also provide an overview of the recent activity in this field. This article
is intended to serve non-experts with explanations of the fundamental
aspects, and also to provide some orientation for both experts and nonexperts
in this active field of string phenomenology.
