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We explore a large class of F-theory compactifications to four dimensions. We find evidence that gauge groups that cannot be Higgsed without breaking supersymmetry, often accompanied by associated matter fields, are a ubiquitous feature in the landscape of \( \mathcal{N}=1 \) 4D F-theory constructions. In particular, we study 4D F-theory models that arise from compactification on threefold bases that are \( {\mathrm{\mathbb{P}}}^1 \) bundles over certain toric surfaces. These bases are one natural analogue to the minimal models for base surfaces for 6D F-theory compactifications. Of the roughly 100,000 bases that we study, only 80 are weak Fano bases in which there are no automatic singularities on the associated elliptic Calabi-Yau fourfolds, and 98.3% of the bases have geometrically non-Higgsable gauge factors. The \( {\mathrm{\mathbb{P}}}^1 \)-bundle threefold bases we analyze contain a wide range of distinct surface topologies that support geometrically non-Higgsable clusters. Many of the bases that we consider contain SU(3) × SU(2) seven-brane clusters for generic values of deformation moduli; we analyze the relative frequency of this combination relative to the other four possible two-factor non-Higgsable product groups, as well as various other features such as geometrically non-Higgsable candidates for dark matter structure and phenomenological (SU(2)-charged) Higgs fields.
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Halverson, J., Taylor, W. \( {\mathrm{\mathbb{P}}}^1 \)-bundle bases and the prevalence of non-Higgsable structure in 4D F-theory models. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 86 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2015)086
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