Kenneth Intriligator and Nathan Seiberg 2007 Class. Quantum Grav. 24 S741 doi:10.1088/0264-9381/24/21/S02
Kenneth Intriligator1 and Nathan Seiberg2
Show affiliationsWe review the subject of spontaneous supersymmetry breaking. First we consider supersymmetry breaking in a semiclassical theory. We illustrate it with several examples, demonstrating different phenomena, including metastable supersymmetry breaking. Then we give a brief review of the dynamics of supersymmetric gauge theories. Finally, we use this dynamics to present various mechanisms for dynamical supersymmetry breaking. This paper is based on lectures given by the authors in 2007, at various schools.
11.30.Qc Spontaneous and radiative symmetry breaking
11.15.Kc Classical and semiclassical techniques
11.30.Na Nonlinear and dynamical symmetries (spectrum-generating symmetries)
70S15 Yang-Mills and other gauge theories
81T13 Yang-Mills and other gauge theories (See also 53C07, 58E15)
Issue 21 (7 November 2007)
Received 30 June 2007, in final form 4 September 2007
Published 15 October 2007
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