DYNAMICAL DETERMINATION OF THE SUPERSYMMETRIC HIGGS MASS

Considering the supersymmetric Higgs mass (mu-parameter) as a dynamica l variable to be determined by minimizing the energy, we predict its v alue as a function of the soft masses of the potential. We find that m u has a nonzero value close to the weak scale. This scenario offers a simultaneous solution to the doublet-triplet splitting problem and to the mu-problem. We discuss its viability in theories with gauge mediat ed supersymmetry breaking. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.