Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2002-12-19
JHEP 0304:046,2003
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
26 pages
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2003/04/046
In Calabi-Yau fourfold compactifications of M-theory with flux, we investigate the possibility of partial supersymmetry breaking in the three-dimensional effective theory. To this end, we place the effective theory in the framework of general N=2 gauged supergravities, in the special case where only translational symmetries are gauged. This allows us to extract supersymmetry-breaking conditions, and interpret them as conditions on the 4-form flux and Calabi-Yau geometry. For N=2 unbroken supersymmetry in three dimensions we recover previously known results, and we find a new condition for breaking supersymmetry from N=2 to N=1, i.e. from four to two supercharges. An example of a Calabi-Yau hypersurface in a toric variety that satisfies this condition is provided.
Berg Marcus
Haack Michael
Samtleben Henning
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