Two-loop effective potential for general higher-derivative superfield models

TL;DR

This paper calculates the two-loop effective potential for general higher-derivative superfield models in three and four dimensions, providing explicit formulas for complex polynomial operators.

Contribution

It introduces explicit two-loop effective potential calculations for higher-derivative superfield models with arbitrary polynomial operators.

Findings

Derived explicit two-loop effective potential formulas

Extended calculations to models with arbitrary polynomial higher-derivative operators

Enhanced understanding of quantum corrections in superfield theories

Abstract

For a three-dimensional higher-derivative scalar superfield model, and a four-dimensional higher-derivative chiral superfield model, where which the higher-derivative operators are described by polynomials of arbitrary degrees, we explicitly calculate the two-loop effective potential.