R-symmetry and supersymmetry breaking at finite temperature

We analyze the spontaneous U(1) R symmetry breaking at finite temperature for the simple O'Raifeartaigh-type model introduced in [1] in connection with spontaneous supersymmetry breaking. We calculate the finite temperature effective potential (free energy) to one loop order and study the therm...

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Autores principales: Moreno, E. F., Schaposnik, Fidel Arturo
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82786
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Sumario:We analyze the spontaneous U(1) R symmetry breaking at finite temperature for the simple O'Raifeartaigh-type model introduced in [1] in connection with spontaneous supersymmetry breaking. We calculate the finite temperature effective potential (free energy) to one loop order and study the thermal evolution of the model. We find that the R-symmetry breaking occurs through a second order phase transition. Its associated meta-stable supersymmetry breaking vacuum is thermodynamically favored at high temperatures and the model remains trapped in this state by a potential barrier, as the temperature lowers all the way until T = 0.