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We study the partial breaking of \( \mathcal{N}=2 \) global supersymmetry, using a novel formalism that allows for the off-shell nonlinear realization of the broken supersymmetry, extending previous results scattered in the literature. We focus on the Goldstone degrees of freedom of a massive \( \mathcal{N}=1 \) gravitino multiplet which are described by deformed \( \mathcal{N}=2 \) vector and single-tensor superfields satisfying nilpotent constraints. We derive the corresponding actions and study the interactions of the superfields involved, as well as constraints describing incomplete \( \mathcal{N}=2 \) matter multiplets of non-linear supersymmetry (vectors and single-tensors).
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Antoniadis, I., Derendinger, JP. & Markou, C. Nonlinear \( \mathcal{N}=2 \) global supersymmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2017, 52 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2017)052
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