Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking in two dimensional lattice super QCD

Simon Catterall, Aarti Veernala

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Abstract

Abstract: We report on a non-perturbative study of two dimensional N=(2, 2) super QCD. Our lattice formulation retains a single exact supersymmetry at non-zero lattice spacing, and contains Nf fermions in the fundamental representation of a U(Nc) gauge group. The lattice action we employ contains an additional Fayet-Iliopoulos term which is also invariant under the exact lattice supersymmetry. This work constitutes the first numerical study of this theory which serves as a toy model for understanding some of the issues that are expected to arise in four dimensional super QCD. We present evidence that the exact supersymmetry breaks spontaneously when Nf < Nc in agreement with theoretical expectations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number13
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2015
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2015

Keywords

  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Lattice Gauge Field Theories
  • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
  • Supersymmetry Breaking

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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