Generalizing minimal supergravity

Abstract: In Grand Unified Theories (GUTs), the Standard Model (SM) gauge couplings need not be unified at the GUT scale due to the high-dimensional operators. Considering gravity mediated supersymmetry breaking, we study for the first time the generic gauge coupling relations at the GUT scale, and the general gaugino mass relations which are valid from the GUT scale to the electroweak scale at one loop. We define the index k for these relations, which can be calculated in GUTs and can be determined at the Large Hadron Collider and the future International Linear Collider. Thus, we give a concrete definition of the GUT scale in these theories, and suggest a new way to test general GUTs at future experiments. We also discuss five special scenarios with interesting possibilities. With our generic formulae, we present all the GUT-scale gauge coupling relations and all the gaugino mass relations in the and models, and calculate the corresponding indices k. Especially, the index k is 5/3 in the traditional and models that have been studied extensively so far. Furthermore, we discuss the field theory realization of the flux effects on the SM gauge kinetic functions in F-theory GUTs, and calculate their indices k as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]