Low-Energy Kahler Potentials in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories with (ALMOST) Flat Directions

Abstract

We derive the supersymmetric low-energy effective theory of the D-flat directions of a supersymmetric gauge theory. The Kahler potential of Affleck, Dine and Seiberg is derived by applying holomorphic constraints which manifestly maintain supersymmetry. We also present a simple procedure for calculating all derivatives of the Kahler potential at points on the flat direction manifold. Together with knowledge of the superpotential, these are sufficient for a complete determination of the spectrum and the interactions of the light degrees of freedom. We illustrate the method on the example of a chiral abelian model, and comment on its application to more complicated calculable models with dynamical supersymmetry breaking.