@inproceedings{d05d4ff7e76d47acbd34876b2d9d53d7,
title = "New non-trivial vacuum structures in supersymmetric field theories",
abstract = "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 first forms the basis of a metastable SUSY-breaking scenario in which no flat directions or runaways appear in the classical potential and no non-perturbative physics is required for vacuum stability. The second consists of large (and even infinite) towers of metastable vacua which exhibit a rich set of instanton-induced vacuum tunneling dynamics. The third consists of an infinite number of degenerate vacua and gives rise to a Bloch-wave ground state and a vacuum {"}band{"} structure.",
keywords = "Metastability, Supersymmetry, Vacuum structure",
author = "Dienes, {Keith R.} and Brooks Thomas",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1063/1.3131581",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780735406537",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "391--396",
booktitle = "Particles and Fields - Proceedings of the XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields and Mini-Courses of the XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields",
note = "XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields and Mini-Courses of the XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields ; Conference date: 02-10-2008 Through 11-10-2008",
}