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Macroscopic Forces from Supersymmetry

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-28 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We argue that theories in which supersymmetry breaking originates at low energies often contain scalar particles that mediate coherent gravitational strength forces at distances less than a cm. We estimate the strength and range of these forces in several cases. Present limits on such forces are inadequate. However new techniques, such as those based on small cryogenic mechanical oscillators, may improve the present limits by ten orders of magnitude or discover new forces as weak as 1 \% of gravity at distances down to 40 microns.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9602350,
  title  = {Macroscopic Forces from Supersymmetry},
  author = {S. Dimopoulos and G. F. Giudice},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9602350},
  year   = {2009}
}

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17 pages, 2 figures