Degrees of metastability in gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking

This thesis consists of an investigation into supersymmetry and its breaking. Emphasis is placed on the question of metastability and the role of non-topological solitons in the hidden sector. A desirable feature in models employing direct gauge mediation is that of tree level metastability, in orde...

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Main Author: Barnard, James
Published: Durham University 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.541265