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We construct new families of deformed supersymmetric field theories which break space-time symmetries but preserve half of the original supersymmetry. We do this by writing deformations as couplings to background multiplets. In many cases it is important to use the off-shell representation as auxiliary fields of the non-dynamical fields must be turned on to preserve supersymmetry. We also consider backgrounds which preserve some superconformal symmetry, finding scale-invariant field profiles, as well as \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 theories on S3. We discuss how this is related to previous work on interface SCFTs and other holographic calculations.
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Anderson, L., Roberts, M.M. Supersymmetric space-time symmetry breaking sources. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 50 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2021)050
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