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Five dimensional supergravity in N = 1 superspace

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We give a formulation of linearized minimal 5-dimensional supergravity in N = 1 superspace. Infinitesimal local 5D diffeomorphisms, local 5D Lorentz transformations, and local 5D supersymmetry are all realized as off-shell superfield transformations. Compactification on an S^1 / Z_2 orbifold and couplings to brane-localized supermultiplets are very simple in this formalism. We use this to show that 5-dimensional supergravity can naturally generate mu and B mu terms of the correct size in gaugino- or radion-mediated supersymmetry breaking. We also include a self-contained review of linearized minimal 4D supergravity in superspace.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0209060,
  title  = {Five dimensional supergravity in N = 1 superspace},
  author = {W. D. Linch and Markus A. Luty and J. Phillips},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0209060},
  year   = {2008}
}

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22 pages, LaTeX2e, no figures