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Spontaneous R-symmetry Breaking with Multiple Pseudomoduli

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-05-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We examine generalized O'Raifeartaigh models that feature multiple tree-level flat directions and only contain fields with R-charges 0 or 2. We show that spontaneous R-breaking at up to one-loop order is impossible in such theories. Specifically, we prove that the R-symmetric origin of field space is always a local minimum of the one-loop Coleman-Weinberg potential, generalizing an earlier result for the case of a single flat direction. This result has consequences for phenomenology and helps elucidate the behavior of various models of dynamical SUSY breaking.

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@article{arxiv.1202.5331,
  title  = {Spontaneous R-symmetry Breaking with Multiple Pseudomoduli},
  author = {David Curtin and Zohar Komargodski and David Shih and Yuhsin Tsai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.5331},
  year   = {2013}
}
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