Supersymmetry and Supergravity (eBook)

Revised Edition

Julius Wess, Jonathan A. Bagger (Autoren)

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2020
272 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-21293-7 (ISBN)

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This widely acclaimed introduction to N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity is aimed at readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra. In this new volume Supersymmetry and Supergravity has been greatly expanded to include a detailed derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. The final result is the starting point for phenomenological studies of supersymmetric theories. The book is distinguished by its pedagogical approach to supersymmetry. It develops several topics in advanced field theory as the need arises. It emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject and should appeal to physicists whose interests range from the mathematical to the phenomenological. In praise of the first edition: "e;A beautiful exposition of the original ideas of Wess and Zumino in formulating N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity theories, couched in the language of superfields introduced by Strathdee and the reviewer.... [All] serious students of particle physics would do well to acquire a copy."e;--Abdus Salam, Nature "e;An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics."e;--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Series in Physics
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Series in Physics
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
• Schlagworte: " • adjoint representation • Antiderivative • Auxiliary field • Bianchi Identities • Big O notation • bracket structure • Chiral dynamics • Chiral model • Chiral superfields • "Coleman-Mandula theorem • commutator • complexification • Constructive Quantum Field Theory • coordinate system • Coset • cosmological constant • coupling constant • Covariance and contravariance of vectors • covariant derivative • Covariant derivatives • Current Algebra • Degrees of freedom (mechanics) • Derivative • Diagram (category theory) • differential equation • differential form • Dirac spinor • Directional derivative • Effective action • Effective theory • Einstein notation • Elliott H. Lieb • Equation • Euler-Lagrange equations • Exterior algebra • exterior derivative • Feynman diagram • Feynman rules • fiber bundle • Gamma Matrices • Gauge Theories • Gauge Theory • Geometry • gravitino • Graviton • Green's Function • Green's Functions • Hermitian adjoint • Hermitian function • Higgs Mechanism • Inverse function • Irreducible component • irreducible representation • Jacobi identity • John Archibald Wheeler • Kähler Geometry • Killing vectors • Lagrangian (field theory) • Lie algebra • Lie derivative • Linear combination • Linear map • Local reference frame • Lorentz covariance • Lorentz scalar • low-energy theorems • Many-worlds interpretation • mass matrix • Minimal coupling • Minkowski space • Modern Physics • no-go theorem • non-abelian • nonlinear realizations • nonlinear transformations • One-form • Orthogonal complement • perturbation theory • Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics) • physical cosmology • polynomial • power series • Propagator • quantum field theory • Regular representation • Relativistic wave equations • renormalization • Ricci curvature • scattering amplitude • Schwinger terms • Sigma model • S-Matrix • Spinor • Spinor field • spinors algebra • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking • standard realizations • Statistical Physics • Stress–energy tensor • SUBGROUP • submanifold • Superalgebra • Supergravity • superspace • Supersymmetric gauge theory • Supersymmetry • Supersymmetry algebra • symmetry breaking • Symmetry group • Tangent Space • Tensor • Theorem • Thirring • Unitary matrix • Van der Waerden notation • Variable (mathematics) • Vector field • Vector meson • Vectors • Yang–Mills Theory
• ISBN-10: 0-691-21293-7 / 0691212937
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21293-7 / 9780691212937