Supersymmetry in Particle Physics
An Elementary Introduction
Seiten
2007
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-88023-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-88023-7 (ISBN)
Intended for graduates and researchers, this textbook, first published in 2007, provides a simple introduction to supersymmetry. This elementary, practical treatment places emphasis on physical understanding, and detailed derivations. Many short exercises are included, making for a valuable and accessible self-study tool.
Supersymmetry represents the culmination of the search for fundamental symmetries that has dominated particle physics for 50 years. Traditionally, the constituents of matter (fermions) were regarded as different from the particles (bosons) transmitting the forces between them. In supersymmetry, fermions and bosons are unified. Intended for graduate students in particle physics, and researchers in experimental and phenomenological supersymmetry, this textbook, first published in 2007, provides a simple introduction to a previously formidably technical field. Its elementary, practical treatment brings readers to the frontier of contemporary research, in particular the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. Theories are constructed through an intuitive 'trial and error' approach. Basic elements of spinor formalism and superfields are introduced, allowing readers to access more advanced treatments. Emphasis is placed on physical understanding, and on detailed derivations of important steps. Many short exercises are included, making for a valuable and accessible self-study tool.
Supersymmetry represents the culmination of the search for fundamental symmetries that has dominated particle physics for 50 years. Traditionally, the constituents of matter (fermions) were regarded as different from the particles (bosons) transmitting the forces between them. In supersymmetry, fermions and bosons are unified. Intended for graduate students in particle physics, and researchers in experimental and phenomenological supersymmetry, this textbook, first published in 2007, provides a simple introduction to a previously formidably technical field. Its elementary, practical treatment brings readers to the frontier of contemporary research, in particular the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. Theories are constructed through an intuitive 'trial and error' approach. Basic elements of spinor formalism and superfields are introduced, allowing readers to access more advanced treatments. Emphasis is placed on physical understanding, and on detailed derivations of important steps. Many short exercises are included, making for a valuable and accessible self-study tool.
Ian Aitchison is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford. His research interests include time dependent effective theories of superconductors, field theories at finite temperature, and toplogical aspects of gauge theories.
1. Introduction and motivation; 2. Spinors: Weyl, Dirac and Majorana; 3. A simple supersymmetric Lagrangian, and a first glance at the MSSM; 4. The supersymmetry algebra and supermultiplets; 5. The Wess-Zumino model; 6. Superfields; 7. Vector (or gauge) supermultiplets; 8. The MSSM; 9. SUSY breaking; 10. The Higgs sector and electroweak symmetry breaking in the MSSM; 11. Sparticle masses in the MSSM; 12. Some simple tree-level calculations in the MSSM; References; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.9.2007 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 15 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 176 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 630 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-88023-8 / 0521880238 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-88023-7 / 9780521880237 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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