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We study supersymmetry breaking from a complex linear superfield coupled to 4D N=1 supergravity. The theory has two classically decoupled vacua, one supersymmetric and one with broken and intrinsically non-linear supersymmetry. Depending on the values of the parameters the scalar potential can lead to no-scale Minkwoski or a stable de Sitter or anti-de Sitter vacuum. We also provide a dual description of the system in terms of a nilpotent chiral superfield and a standard chiral coupled to supergravity.
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Farakos, F., Kehagias, A. & Liatsos, N. Complex linear multiplets and local supersymmetry breaking. J. High Energ. Phys. 2022, 92 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2022)092
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