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We study non-relativistic supersymmetric field theories in diverse dimensions. The theories consist of scalars and fermions and possess two, four or eight real supercharges. We analyze their spontaneous supersymmetry breaking structure and calculate the gapless spectrum. We calculate the perturbative quantum corrections at the supersymmetric vacua and show that while supersymmetry is preserved, scale invariance is broken and the theories are IR free.
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Meyer, A., Oz, Y. & Raviv-Moshe, A. On non-relativistic supersymmetry and its spontaneous breaking. J. High Energ. Phys. 2017, 128 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2017)128
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