HIGHER-DERIVATIVE SUPERSYMMETRY AND THE WITTEN INDEX

被引:232
作者
ANDRIANOV, AA [1 ]
IOFFE, MV [1 ]
SPIRIDONOV, VP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MONTREAL,PHYS NUCL LAB,MONTREAL H3C 3J7,QUEBEC,CANADA
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加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/0375-9601(93)90137-O
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We propose a higher-order derivative generation of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. It is formally based on the standard superalgebra but supercharges involve differential operators of order n. As a result, their anticommutator entails a polynomial of a Hamiltonian. The Witten index does not characterize spontaneous SUSY breaking in such models. The construction naturally arises after truncation of the order n parasupersymmetric quantum mechanics which in turn is built by glueing of n ordinary supersymmetric systems.
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页码:273 / 279
页数:7
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