Theory HEP Seminar

Supersymmetry Breaking by Fluxes

Savdeep Sethi

U Chicago

I will overview both no-go constraints on building landscapes in string theory, and some of the proposed landscape constructions that purport to evade these constraints. I will propose an explanation for the apparent tension between the no-go results and the proposed constructions by revisiting supersymmetry breaking by fluxes. The talk essentially summarizes my current view on landscape constructions.