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The Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in a Mouse Model of Cerebral Palsy

by Timo Blom

Institution:	Leiden University
Year:	2017
Keywords:	Supersymmetry; Symmetry breaking; Standard model; Fayet-Iliopoulos mechanism; U(1) extended
Posted:	02/05/2017
Record ID:	2106713
Full text PDF:	http://hdl.handle.net/1887/43461

Abstract

Symmetry breaking in realistic supersymmetric theories has proven to be difficult without the introduction of explicit supersymmetry breaking terms. In this thesis we investigate symmetry breaking through the Fayet-Iliopoulos mechanism in a U(1) extended non-minimal supersymmetric standard model incorporating massive right-handed neutrinos and a new scalar field. We derive the potential of the theory and show the Fayet-Iliopoulos mechanism alone does not suffice to obtain realistic symmetry breaking. We conclude that explicit supersymmetry breaking terms are required to obtain realistic symmetry breaking in this model. Advisors/Committee Members: van Holten, Jan-Willem (advisor).