Veneziano-Yankielowicz Superpotential Terms in N=1 SUSY Gauge Theories

Journal article

The Veneziano-Yankielowicz glueball superpotential for an arbitrary N=1 SUSY pure gauge theory with classical gauge group is derived using an approach following recent work of Dijkgraaf, Vafa and others. These non-perturbative terms, which had hitherto been included by hand in the above approach, are thus seen to arise naturally, and the approach is rendered self-contained. By minimising the glueball superpotential for theories with fundamental matter added, the expected vacuum structure with gaugino condensation and chiral symmetry breaking is obtained. Various possible extensions are also discussed.

Authors: Gripaios, B; Wheater, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Phys.Lett.B
• Volume: 587
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 150-156
• Publication date: 2003-07-18
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2004.02.064
• ISSN: 0370-2693
• Keywords: hep-th