Published January 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

On the stability of the classical vacua in a minimal SU(5) five-dimensional supergravity model

  • 1. Physics Department, Nuclear and Particle Physics Section, University of Athens, Ilisia, Athens (Greece)

Description

We consider a five-dimensional supergravity model with SU(5) gauge symmetry and the minimal field content. Studying the arising scalar potential we find that the gauging of the U(1)R symmetry of the five-dimensional supergravity causes instabilities. Lifting the instabilities, the vacua are of anti-de-Sitter type and SU(5) is broken along with supersymmetry. Keeping the U(1)R ungauged the potential has flat directions along which supersymmetry is unbroken. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
New Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
4
Journal Page Range
p. 1
ISSN
1367-2630

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
33012925
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; SU-5 GROUPS; SUPERGRAVITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; U-1 GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES