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High Energy Physics - Theory, hep-th
Abstract:
Galileon theories are of considerable interest since they allow for stable
violations of the null energy condition. Since such violations could have
occurred during a high-energy regime in the history of our universe, we are
motivated to study supersymmetric extensions of these theories. This is carried
out in this paper, where we construct generic classes of N=1 supersymmetric
Galileon Lagrangians. They are shown to admit non-equivalent stress-energy
tensors and, hence, vacua manifesting differing conditions for violating the
null energy condition. The temporal and spatial fluctuations of all component
fields of the supermultiplet are analyzed and shown to be stable on a large
number of such backgrounds. In the process, we uncover a surprising connection
between conformal Galileon and ghost condensate theories, allowing for a deeper
understanding of both types of theories.
