N = 1 Supersymmetric Extension of the QCD Effective Action

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel four-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric nonlinear sigma-model that extends the QCD effective action, incorporating supersymmetry to explore new theoretical frameworks in quantum chromodynamics.

Contribution

It develops a supersymmetric extension of the QCD effective action using complex linear and chiral superfields, generalizing previous models.

Findings

Constructed a new supersymmetric nonlinear sigma-model.

Generalized the massless limit of the QCD effective action.

Provides a foundation for further supersymmetric QCD studies.

Abstract

We present a new 4D, N = 1 supersymmetric nonlinear sigma-model using complex linear and chiral superfields that generalizes the massless limit of the QCD effective action of Gasser and Leutwyler.