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We review the construction of supersymmetric extensions of the standard model as well as grand unified models. Unification of fundamental interactions is considered in the framework of string theories. The low-energy effective action of heterotic string theory is discussed in detail, both in the framework of d=10 and the d=11 M-theory. Especially for the discussion of unification and supersymmetry breakdown the M-theoretic view seems to be particularly promising.
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Nilles, H.P. (1999). Supersymmetry, strings and unification. In: Mathelitsch, L., Plessas, W. (eds) Broken Symmetries. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 521. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0105528
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