Derivation of $m_A \simeq M_Z$ and $\tan β> \sqrt 3$ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model

Abstract

In the minimal supersymmetric standard model, the Higgs sector has two unknown parameters, usually taken to be $\tan β\equiv v_2/v_1$ and $m_A$, the mass of its one physical pseudoscalar particle. By minimizing the minimum of the Higgs potential along a certain direction in parameter space, it is shown that $m_A = M_Z$ + radiative correction, and if one further plausible assumption is made, $\tan β> \sqrt 3$.