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Runaway directions in O'Raifeartaigh models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-04-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

R-symmetries, which are needed for supersymmetry (SUSY) breaking in O'Raifeartaigh models, often lead to SUSY runaway directions trough a complexified R-transformation. Non-R symmetries also lead to runaway directions in a similar way. This work investigates the occurrence of runaway directions of both SUSY and SUSY breaking types. We clarify previous issues on fractional charges and genericness, and make a refined statement on conditions for runaway directions related to either R-symmetries or non-R symmetries. We present a generic and anomaly-free model to show the existence of runaway directions related to non-R symmetries. We also comment on the possibility to combine the non-R symmetry case to the R-symmetry case by an R-charge redefinition.

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@article{arxiv.1806.02384,
  title  = {Runaway directions in O'Raifeartaigh models},
  author = {Zheng Sun and Xingyue Wei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.02384},
  year   = {2019}
}

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