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Supersymmetry does not imply mass degeneracy
Joseph LykkenG. Barenboimsubject
PhysicsParticle physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCPT symmetryHypermultipletHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaSupersymmetryFermionTheoretical physicsFormalism (philosophy of mathematics)High Energy Physics::TheorySupermultipletHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentCounterexampleSupersymmetry algebradescription
Abstract It is commonly believed that unbroken supersymmetry (SUSY) implies that all members of a supermultiplet have the same mass. We demonstrate that this is not true, by exhibiting a simple counterexample. We employ the formalism of homeotic fermions, in a simple model where CPT conjugate fermions have different masses. This model can be supersymmetrized to a hypermultiplet of fields which form a representation of the conventional N=2 SUSY algebra. Nevertheless, CPT conjugate states in this hypermultiplet have different masses. These surprising results do not violate either the CPT theorem or the Haag–Lopuszanski–Sohnius theorem.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-01 | Physics Letters B |