Interacting Fermions and Supersymmetric Models
Chapter 24 discusses interacting fermions and supersymmetry (SUSY) models. The chapter addresses the semi-classical formalism relative to a fermion field in a bosonic background. It covers topics that include bosonic and fermionic bound states (both Dirac and Majorana), symmetric wells, supersymmetric theory, general results in SUSY theories, integrable SUSY models, non-integrable multi-frequency super Sine–Gordon models, phase transition and meta-stable states. It also discusses the conditions under which the overall theory presents supersymmetry and the consequences thereof. It also covers how semi-classical formulae can help to identify the particle excitations and estimate one of their most important characteristics, i.e. their mass.