Dynamics of the simplest chiral gauge theories
Abstract
Arguably, the simplest chiral gauge theories are SO(10) with N f fermion fields in the spinor representation 16 . We study their dynamics using their supersymmetric limits perturbed by an infinitesimal anomaly mediated supersymmetry breaking as a guide. We predict the theory is gapped for N f = 1 , 2, while the SU ( N f ) global symmetry is broken to SO ( N f ) for moderately large N f ≥ 3 .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 5
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN