Superfield description of 10D SYM theory with magnetized extra dimensions

We present a four-dimensional (4D) N = 1 superfield description of supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory in ten-dimensional (10D) spacetime with certain magnetic fluxes in compactified extra dimensions preserving partial N = 1 supersymmetry out of full N = 4. We derive a 41) effective action in N = 1 superspace directly from the 10D superfield action via dimensional reduction, and identify its dependence on dilaton and geometric moduli superfields. A concrete model for three generations of quark and lepton superfields are also shown. Our formulation would be useful for building various phenomenological models based on magnetized SYM theories or D-branes. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.