Supersymmetry breaking, R-symmetry breaking and metastable vacua

Intriligator, Kenneth A.; Seiberg, Nathan; Shih, David

doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2007/07/017

Supersymmetry breaking, R-symmetry breaking and metastable vacua

Mar, 2007

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JHEP 07 (2007) 017

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hep-th/0703281 [hep-th]

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10.1088/1126-6708/2007/07/017

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UCSD-PTH-06-12

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Abstract:

Models of spontaneous supersymmetry breaking generically have an R-symmetry, which is problematic for obtaining gaugino masses and avoiding light R-axions. The situation is improved in models of metastable supersymmetry breaking, which generically have only an approximate R-symmetry. Based on this we argue, with mild assumptions, that metastable supersymmetry breaking is inevitable. We also illustrate various general issues regarding spontaneous and explicit R-symmetry breaking, using simple toy models of supersymmetry breaking.

Supersymmetry Breaking
Supersymmetry Phenomenology
supersymmetry: symmetry breaking
R parity: symmetry breaking
gaugino
axion
vacuum state: stability
gauge field theory: SO(N)
group theory: representation
spontaneous symmetry breaking

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