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hep-th2008★ 2 cited
New Non-Trivial Vacuum Structures in Supersymmetric Field Theories
Keith R. Dienes, Brooks Thomas
In this talk, we present three examples of new non-trivial vacuum structures that can occur in supersymmetric field theories, along with explicit models in which they arise. The fi…
hep-th2008★ 9 cited
Cascades and Collapses, Great Walls and Forbidden Cities: Infinite Towers of Metastable Vacua in Supersymmetric Field Theories
Keith R. Dienes, Brooks Thomas
In this paper, we present a series of supersymmetric models exhibiting an entirely new vacuum structure: towers of metastable vacua with higher and higher energies. As the number o…
hep-th2008★ 20 cited
Building a Nest at Tree Level: Classical Metastability and Non-Trivial Vacuum Structure in Supersymmetric Field Theories
Keith R. Dienes, Brooks Thomas
It is becoming increasingly clear that metastable vacua may play a prominent role in supersymmetry-breaking. To date, however, this idea has been realized only in models where non-…