A comment on 4d and 5d BPS states

Abstract We discuss a phenomenon in supersymmetric field theory and string theory whereby compactifying one of the dimensions of spacetime on an arbitrarily large circle can cause BPS states to become unstable. We exemplify this by considering 5d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 theories on a circle and thei...

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Main Authors: Shamit Kachru, Max Zimet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)060