Gravitational Mediation of Supersymmetry Breaking in Superstring Theory

TL;DR

This paper discusses how superstring theory naturally incorporates gravity-mediated supersymmetry breaking, addressing a key challenge in supersymmetric models of particle physics.

Contribution

It demonstrates the realization of gravity-mediated SUSY breaking within superstring theory at both classical and quantum levels.

Findings

Gravity mediation fits naturally into superstring frameworks.

SUSY breaking can be realized at classical and quantum levels.

Addresses fundamental problems in supersymmetric standard models.

Abstract

SUSY breaking and its mediation are among the most important problems of supersymmetric generalizations of the standard model. The idea of gravity-mediated SUSY breaking, proposed in 1982 by Arnowitt, Chamseddine and Nath, and independently by Barbieri, Ferrara and Savoy, fits naturally into superstring theory, where it can be realized at both classical as well as quantum levels. This talk is dedicated to Pran Nath on his 65th birthday.