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Solitons and Domain Walls in Odd Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-07 v3

Abstract

We discuss the existance of smooth soliton solutions which interpolate between supersymmetric vacua in odd-dimensional theories. In particular we apply this analysis to a wide class of supergravities to argue against the existence of smooth domain walls interpolating between supersymmetric vacua. We find that if the superpotential changes sign then any Goldstino modes will diverge.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0003197,
  title  = {Solitons and Domain Walls in Odd Dimensions},
  author = {N. D. Lambert and G. W. Gibbons},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0003197},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

13 pages. Substantially re-written including a more detailed discussion of fermion zero modes