A criterion for lattice supersymmetry: cyclic Leibniz rule

TL;DR

This paper introduces the cyclic Leibniz rule (CLR) as a criterion for partial lattice supersymmetry, enabling the construction of supersymmetric lattice models that preserve locality and facilitate superfield formalism.

Contribution

It proposes the cyclic Leibniz rule as a new condition for lattice supersymmetry and constructs a one-dimensional supersymmetric lattice quantum mechanics model satisfying this rule.

Findings

CLR satisfies the surface term condition in Nicolai map construction

Constructed a supersymmetric lattice quantum mechanics model preserving locality

Developed superfield formalism with arbitrary superpotential

Abstract

It is old folklore that the violation of Leibniz rule on a lattice is an obstruction for constructing a lattice supersymmetric model. While it is still true for full supersymmetry, we show that a slightly modified form of the Leibniz rule, which we call cyclic Leibniz rule (CLR), is actually a criterion for the existence of partial lattice supersymmetry. In one dimension, we find sets of lattice difference operator and field multiplication smeared over lattice which satisfy the CLR under some natural assumptions such as translational invariance and locality. Thereby we construct a model of supersymmetric lattice quantum mechanics without spoiling locality. The CLR relation is coincident with the condition that the vanishing of the so-called surface term in the construction by lattice Nicolai map. We can construct superfield formalism with arbitrary superpotential. This also enables us to apply safely a localization technique to our model, because the kinetic term and the interaction terms of our model are independently invariant under the supersymmetry transformation. A preliminary attempt in finding a solution for the higher dimensional case is also discussed.