Supersymmetry

P. M. R. Binetruy

536 pages, parution le 09/11/2006

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First textbook after the limits on supersymmetry have been set by the LEP high energy collider
3 different tracks for 3 different kinds of readers: theorists, experimentalists, cosmologists
Based on teaching, directed at graduate students and tested at various universities
Includes exercises and graded problem sets with detailed hints
Extensive appendices to endorse various aspects of the subject

This book describes the basic concepts of supersymmetric theories. It is aimed at theorists, experimentalists and cosmologists interested in supersymmetry, and its content is correspondingly divided into three distinct tracks of study. The topics covered include a discussion of the motivation for supersymmetry in fundamental physics, a description of the minimal supersymmetric model as well as models of grand unification and string models, a presentation of the main scenarios for supersymmetry breaking, including the concepts and results of dynamical breaking. On the astrophysics/cosmology side, the book includes discussions of supersymmetric dark matter candidates, inflation, dark energy, and the cosmological constant problem. Some very basic knowledge of quantum field theory is needed and extensive appendices (in particular an introduction to the Standard Model of fundamental interactions) allow the reader to refresh and complete their notions.

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The problems of the Standard Model
The singular role of supersymmetry
Basic supermultiplets
The supersymmetry algebra and its representations
The minimal supersymmetric model
Supergravity
Phenomenology of supersymmetric models
Dynamical breaking. Duality
Supersymmetric grand unification
An overview of string theory and string models
Supersymmetry and the early Universe
The challenges of supersymmetry

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Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	P. M. R. Binetruy
Parution	09/11/2006
Nb. de pages	536
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1179g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198509547
ISBN13	978-0-19-850954-7