Deconstructing 5d supersymmetric U(1) gauge theories on orbifolds

摘要

We investigate deconstruction of five-dimensional supersymmetric abelian gauge theories compactified on S-1/Z(2), with various sets of bulk and matter multiplets. The problem of anomalies, chirality and stability in the deconstructed theories is discussed. We find that for most of the 5d brane/bulk matter assignments there exists the deconstructed version. There are, however, some exceptions. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V. References: 20