Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1993-02-05
Phys.Lett.B306:288-294,1993
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
11 pages, CERN-TH.6764/92
Scientific paper
10.1016/0370-2693(93)90081-R
We propose a simple mechanism for solving the $\mu$ problem in the context of minimal low--energy supergravity models. This is based on the appearance of non--renormalizable couplings in the superpotential. In particular, if $H_1H_2$ is an allowed operator by all the symmetries of the theory, it is natural to promote the usual renormalizable superpotential $W_o$ to $W_o+\lambda W_o H_1H_2$, yielding an effective $\mu$ parameter whose size is directly related to the gravitino mass once supersymmetry is broken (this result is maintained if $H_1H_2$ couples with different strengths to the various terms present in $W_o$). On the other hand, the $\mu$ term must be absent from $W_o$, otherwise the natural scale for $\mu$ would be $M_P$. Remarkably enough, this is entirely justified in the supergravity theories coming from superstrings, where mass terms for light fields are forbidden in the superpotential. We also analyse the $SU(2)\times U(1)$ breaking, finding that it takes place satisfactorily. Finally, we give a realistic example in which supersymmetry is broken by gaugino condensation, where the mechanism proposed for solving the $\mu$ problem can be gracefully implemented.
Casas Alberto J.
Munoz Carlos
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