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Vacuum fluctuations in a supersymmetric model in FRW spacetime

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Rudjer Boskovic Institute, P.O. Box 180, HR-10002 Zagreb (Croatia)
We study a noninteracting supersymmetric model in an expanding FRW spacetime. A soft supersymmetry breaking induces a nonzero contribution to the vacuum energy density. A short distance cutoff of the order of Planck length provides a scale for the vacuum energy density comparable with the observed cosmological constant. Assuming the presence of a dark energy substance in addition to the vacuum fluctuations of the field, an effective equation of state is derived in a self-consistent approach. The effective equation of state is sensitive to the choice of the cutoff but no fine-tuning is needed.
OSTI ID:
21502626
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 83; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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