Supersymmetry in Particle Physics

Central to particle physics since the early 1980s, supersymmetry represents the culmination of the search for fundamental symmetries that has dominated particle physics for 50 years. Intended for graduates and researchers, this is the first introductory textbook in this formidably technical field. Its elementary, practical treatment brings readers to the frontier of contemporary research. Emphasis is placed on physical understanding, and on detailed derivations of important steps. Advanced topics are introduced and many short exercises are included making for a valuable and accessible self-study tool.

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 is the first textbook to provide 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....

Klappentext
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 is the first textbook to provide 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.

Zusammenfassung
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.

Inhalt
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.

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