Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking

• Main Authors: Shadmi, Yael, Shirman, Yuri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 30.07.1999
• Subjects: Physics - High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; Physics - High Energy Physics - Theory
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9907225

Rev.Mod.Phys.72:25-64,2000 Supersymmetry is one of the most plausible and theoretically motivated frameworks for extending the Standard Model. However, any supersymmetry in Nature must be a broken symmetry. Dynamical supersymmetry breaking (DSB) is an attractive idea for incorporating supersymmetry into a successful description of Nature. The study of DSB has recently enjoyed dramatic progress, fueled by advances in our understanding of the dynamics of supersymmetric field theories. These advances have allowed for direct analysis of DSB in strongly coupled theories, and for the discovery of new DSB theories, some of which contradict early criteria for DSB. We review these criteria, emphasizing recently discovered exceptions. We also describe, through many examples, various techniques for directly establishing DSB by studying the infrared theory, including both older techniques in regions of weak coupling, and new techniques in regions of strong coupling. Finally, we present a list of representative DSB models, their main properties, and the relations between them.