Talk:Supersymmetry algebra

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In a supersymmetric world, every boson would have a partner fermion of equal rest mass. To explore the consequences of this assertion—and to attempt to explain why the present-day world does not appear supersymmetric—physicists and mathematicians have developed an algebraic method for describing the symmetries involved.

Isn't it the other way around? The SUSY algebra came first and it predicts equal masses for the superpartners if it's unbroken. Phys 20:33, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Actually, Freund claims that the described way is possible and tells than Pauli suggested to look for fermions and bosons in equal number and mass in order to cancel corrections to vacuum energy. But no reference is given Arivero 16:21, 14 December 2006 (UTC)