1990•University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)Open access
Supersymmetry breaking from superstrings and the Gauge hierarchy
Mary K. Gaillard
Open full text 0 citations
Abstract
The gauge hierarchy problem is reviewed and a class of effective field theories obtained from superstrings is described. These are characterized by a classical symmetry, related to the space-time duality of string theory, that is responsible for the suppression of observable supersymmetry breaking effects. At the quantum level, the symmetry is broken by anomalies that provide the seed of observable supersymmetry breaking, and an acceptably large gauge hierarchy may be generated. 39 refs.
Open-access reader