On the effective superpotential in the generic higher-derivative three-dimensional scalar superfield theory

TL;DR

This paper develops a general framework for higher-derivative three-dimensional scalar superfield theories, explicitly calculating the one-loop effective potential for both real and complex cases, advancing understanding of quantum corrections in such models.

Contribution

It introduces a generic formulation for higher-derivative superfield theories in three dimensions and computes their one-loop effective potential, which was not previously available.

Findings

Explicit one-loop effective potential for real scalar superfield.

Explicit one-loop effective potential for complex scalar superfield.

Framework applicable to a broad class of higher-derivative superfield models.

Abstract

We formulate a generic three-dimensional higher-derivative superfield theory for self-interacting scalar superfield action. We consider the cases of real and complex scalar superfields. For these theories, we explicitly calculate the one-loop effective potential.