Quantum corrections to broken N=8 supergravity

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent findings on the classical and quantum stability of Minkowski vacua in spontaneously broken N=8 supergravity, highlighting implications for hierarchy problems and fundamental interactions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of new results concerning the stability of vacua in broken N=8 supergravity, connecting to broader issues in particle physics.

Findings

Insights into the stability conditions of Minkowski vacua

Implications for hierarchy problem understanding

Potential pathways for future research in supergravity

Abstract

The discovery of the Higgs boson and the non-discovery (so far) of additional particles at the TeV scale underline our poor understanding of the hierarchy problems in the physics of the fundamental interactions. Loosely motivated by this consideration, I review some recent results on the classical and quantum stability of Minkowski vacua in spontaneously broken N=8 supergravity.