Scanning of the supersymmetry breaking scale and the gravitino mass in supergravity

作者:Farakos Fotis*; Kehagias Alex; Racco Davide; Riotto Antonio
来源:The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016, 2016(6): 120.
DOI:10.1007/JHEP06(2016)120

摘要

We consider the minimal three-form N = 1 supergravity coupled to nilpotent three-form chiral superfields. The supersymmetry breaking is sourced by the three-forms of the chiral multiplets, while the value of the gravitino mass is controlled by the three-form of the supergravity multiplet. The three-forms can nucleate membranes which scan both the supersymmetry breaking scale and the gravitino mass. The peculiar supergravity feature that the cosmological constant is the sum of a positive contribution from the supersymmetry breaking scale and a negative contribution from the gravitino mass makes the cosmological constant jump. This can lead to a phenomenologically allowed small value of the cosmological constant even though the supersymmetry breaking scale and the gravitino mass are dynamically large.

  • 出版日期2016-6-21