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We study partial supersymmetry breaking from \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 to \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 by adding non-linear terms to the \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 supersymmetry transformations. By exploiting the necessary existence of a deformed supersymmetry algebra for partial breaking to occur, we systematically use \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 projective superspace with central charges to provide a streamlined setup. For deformed \( \mathcal{O} \)(2) and \( \mathcal{O} \)(4) hypermultiplets, besides reproducing known results, we describe new models exhibiting partial supersymmetry breaking with and without higher-derivative interactions.
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Farakos, F., Kočí, P., Tartaglino-Mazzucchelli, G. et al. Partial \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 supersymmetry breaking and deformed hypermultiplets. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 37 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2019)037
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