Supersymmetric Higgs mechanism-quartet decoupling and nondoubled goldstone bosons

Journal Article · Tue Apr 15 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(86)90109-0· OSTI ID:5411594

Shore, G M

A complete quantum field theoretic analysis of the supersymmetric Higgs mechanism is presented, in the general case where the Goldstone bosons may be either doubled or nondoubled. If gauge fields are coupled to nondoubled Goldstone bosons, it is found that supersymmetry is spontaneously broken not just by the masses but also by the spins of the physical particles. The spectrum reveals no supersymmetry multiplet structure. The decoupling of unphysical degrees of freedom is carefully discussed, and the quartet decoupling mechanism for gauged Goldstone bosons is extended to supersymmetry theories. The results are illustrated with an S-italicU-italic(2) x U-italic(1) model.

• Research Organization: The Blakett Laboratory, Imperical College, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
• OSTI ID: 5411594
• Journal Information: Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 168:1; ISSN APNYA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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645400* -- High Energy Physics-- Field Theory
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BOSONS
DECOUPLING
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
FUNCTIONS
GOLDSTONE BOSONS
HIGGS MODEL
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
LIE GROUPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLE MODELS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SUPERSYMMETRY
SYMMETRY
SYMMETRY BREAKING
SYMMETRY GROUPS
U GROUPS
U-1 GROUPS