Published June 23, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

SUSY Flat Directions - to get a VEV or not?

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH (United Kingdom)

Description

We investigate the potential of SUSY flat directions (FDs). Large FD vacuum expectation values (VEVs) can delay thermalisation and solve the gravitino problem--if FDs decay perturbatively. This depends on how many and which directions get the VEVs. Recently the decay of the FDs have been studied with the VEVs as input. Here we look at how the VEVs come about--statistically and analytically.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1241
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 477-486
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Conference on invisible universe
Dates
29 Jun - 3 Jul 2009
Place
Paris (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42003351
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BOSONS; DECAY; EXPECTATION VALUE; PARITY; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SIMULATION; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SYMMETRY

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