Supersymmetric Quantum Cosmology

Author : Paulo Vargas Moniz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642115707

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Quantum Cosmology - The Supersymmetric Perspective - Vol. 2 by Paulo Vargas Moniz Pdf

We read in order to know we are not alone, I once heard, and perhaps it could also be suggested that we write in order not to be alone, to endorse, to promote continuity. The idea for this book took about 10 years to materialize, and it is the author’s hope that its content will constitute the beginning of further explorations beyond current horizons. More speci cally, this book appeals to the reader to engage upon and persevere with a journey, moving through the less well explored territories in the evolution of the very early universe, and pushing towards new landscapes. P- haps, during or after consulting this book, this attitude and this willingness will be embraced by someone, somewhere, and this person will go on to enrich our quantum cosmological description of the early universe, by means of a clearer supersymm- ric perspective. It is to these creative and inquisitive ‘young minds’ that the book is addressed. The reader will not therefore nd in this book all the answers to all the problems regarding a supersymmetric and quantum description of the early universe, and this remark is substantiated in the book by a list of unresolved and challenging problems, itself incomplete.

Author : P. D. D'Eath
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521552875

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Supersymmetric Quantum Cosmology by P. D. D'Eath Pdf

This timely volume provides the first comprehensive and coherent introduction to modern quantum cosmology - the study of the universe as a whole according to the laws of quantum mechanics. In particular, it presents a useful survey of the many profound consequences of supersymmetry (supergravity) in quantum cosmology. Ample introductory material is included, ensuring this topical volume is well suited as a graduate text. Researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics, applied maths and cosmology will also find it of immediate interest.

Author : Paulo Vargas Moniz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642115752

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Quantum Cosmology - The Supersymmetric Perspective - Vol. 1 by Paulo Vargas Moniz Pdf

We read in order to know we are not alone, I once heard, and perhaps it could also be suggested that we write in order not to be alone, to endorse, to promote continuity. The idea for this book took about ten years to materialize, and it is the author’s hope that its content will constitute the beginning of further explorations beyond current horizons. More speci cally, this book appeals to the reader to engage upon and persevere with a journey, moving through the less well explored territories in the evolution of the very early universe, and pushing towards new landscapes. P- haps, during or after consulting this book, this attitude and this willingness will be embraced by someone, somewhere, and this person will go on to enrich our quantum cosmological description of the early universe, by means of a clearer supersymm- ric perspective. It is to these creative and inquisitive ‘young minds’ that the book is addressed. The reader will not therefore nd in this book all the answers to all the problems regarding a supersymmetric and quantum description of the early universe, and this remark is substantiated in the book by a list of unresolved and challenging problems, itself incomplete.

Author : Giampiero Esposito
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540472957

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Quantum Gravity, Quantum Cosmology and Lorentzian Geometries by Giampiero Esposito Pdf

This book is aimed at theoretical and mathematical physicists and mathematicians interested in modern gravitational physics. I have thus tried to use language familiar to readers working on classical and quantum gravity, paying attention both to difficult calculations and to existence theorems, and discussing in detail the current literature. The first aim of the book is to describe recent work on the problem of boundary conditions in one-loop quantum cosmology. The motivation of this research was to under stand whether supersymmetric theories are one-loop finite in the presence of boundaries, with application to the boundary-value problemsoccurring in quantum cosmology. Indeed, higher-loop calculations in the absence of boundaries are already available in the litera ture, showing that supergravity is not finite. I believe, however, that one-loop calculations in the presence of boundaries are more fundamental, in that they provide a more direct check of the inconsistency of supersymmetric quantum cosmology from the perturbative point of view. It therefore appears that higher-order calculations are not strictly needed, if the one-loop test already yields negative results. Even though the question is not yet settled, this research has led to many interesting, new applications of areas of theoretical and mathematical physics such as twistor theory in flat space, self-adjointness theory, the generalized Riemann zeta-function, and the theory of boundary counterterms in super gravity. I have also compared in detail my work with results by other authors, explaining, whenever possible, the origin of different results, the limits of my work and the unsolved problems.

Author : Pierre Binetruy
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191523250

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Supersymmetry by Pierre Binetruy Pdf

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.

Author : Paulo Vargas Moniz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642115691

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Quantum Cosmology - The Supersymmetric Perspective - Vol. 2 by Paulo Vargas Moniz Pdf

We read in order to know we are not alone, I once heard, and perhaps it could also be suggested that we write in order not to be alone, to endorse, to promote continuity. The idea for this book took about 10 years to materialize, and it is the author’s hope that its content will constitute the beginning of further explorations beyond current horizons. More speci cally, this book appeals to the reader to engage upon and persevere with a journey, moving through the less well explored territories in the evolution of the very early universe, and pushing towards new landscapes. P- haps, during or after consulting this book, this attitude and this willingness will be embraced by someone, somewhere, and this person will go on to enrich our quantum cosmological description of the early universe, by means of a clearer supersymm- ric perspective. It is to these creative and inquisitive ‘young minds’ that the book is addressed. The reader will not therefore nd in this book all the answers to all the problems regarding a supersymmetric and quantum description of the early universe, and this remark is substantiated in the book by a list of unresolved and challenging problems, itself incomplete.

Author : Paulo Vargas Moniz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:820914859

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Quantum Cosmology by Paulo Vargas Moniz Pdf

Author : Sergio M. Kuzenko
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750305061

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Introduction to Supersymmetric Field Theory by Sergio M. Kuzenko Pdf

Ideas and Methods of Supersymmetry and Supergravity: Or a Walk Through Superspace provides a comprehensive, detailed, and self-contained account of four dimensional simple supersymmetry and supergravity. Throughout the book, the authors cultivate their material in detail with calculations and full discussions of the fundamental ideas and motivations. They develop the subject in its superfield formulations but where appropriate for illustration, analogy, and comparison with conventional field theory, they use the component formulation. The book discusses many subjects that, until now, can only be found in the research literature. In addition, it presents a plethora of new results. Combining classical and quantum field theory with group theory, differential geometry, and algebra, the book begins with a solid mathematical background that is used in the rest of the book. The next chapter covers algebraic aspects of supersymmetry and the concepts of superspace and superfield. In the following chapters, the book presents classical and quantum superfield theory and the superfield formulation of supergravity. A synthesis of results and methods developed in the book, the final chapter concludes with the theory of effective action in curved superspaces. After studying this book, readers should be well prepared to pursue independent research in any area of supersymmetry and supergravity. It will be an indispensable source of reference for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral faculty, and researchers involved in quantum field theory, high energy physics, gravity theory, mathematical physics, and applied mathematics.

Author : Edouard B. Manoukian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319816179

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Quantum Field Theory II by Edouard B. Manoukian Pdf

This book takes a pedagogical approach to explaining quantum gravity, supersymmetry and string theory in a coherent way. It is aimed at graduate students and researchers in quantum field theory and high-energy physics. The first part of the book introduces quantum gravity, without requiring previous knowledge of general relativity (GR). The necessary geometrical aspects are derived afresh leading to explicit general Lagrangians for gravity, including that of general relativity. The quantum aspect of gravitation, as described by the graviton, is introduced and perturbative quantum GR is discussed. The Schwinger-DeWitt formalism is developed to compute the one-loop contribution to the theory and renormalizability aspects of the perturbative theory are also discussed. This follows by introducing only the very basics of a non-perturbative, background-independent, formulation of quantum gravity, referred to as “loop quantum gravity”, which gives rise to a quantization of space. In the second part the author introduces supersymmetry and its consequences. The generation of superfields is represented in detail. Supersymmetric generalizations of Maxwell’s Theory as well as of Yang-Mills field theory, and of the standard model are worked out. Spontaneous symmetry breaking, improvement of the divergence problem in supersymmetric field theory, and its role in the hierarchy problem are covered. The unification of the fundamental constants in a supersymmetric version of the standard model are then studied. Geometrical aspects necessary to study supergravity are developed culminating in the derivation of its full action. The third part introduces string theory and the analysis of the spectra of the mass (squared) operator associated with the oscillating strings. The properties of the underlying fields, associated with massless particles, encountered in string theory are studied in some detail. Elements of compactification, duality and D-branes are given, as well of the generation of vertices and interactions of strings. In the final sections, the author shows how to recover GR and the Yang-Mills field Theory from string theory.

Author : Oscar J. Bressan,Mario Castagnino,Víctor H. Hamity
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023302171

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Relativity Supersymmetry, and Cosmology by Oscar J. Bressan,Mario Castagnino,Víctor H. Hamity Pdf

Author : Gianluca Calcagni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 843 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319411279

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Classical and Quantum Cosmology by Gianluca Calcagni Pdf

This comprehensive textbook is devoted to classical and quantum cosmology, with particular emphasis on modern approaches to quantum gravity and string theory and on their observational imprint. It covers major challenges in theoretical physics such as the big bang and the cosmological constant problem. An extensive review of standard cosmology, the cosmic microwave background, inflation and dark energy sets the scene for the phenomenological application of all the main quantum-gravity and string-theory models of cosmology. Born of the author's teaching experience and commitment to bridging the gap between cosmologists and theoreticians working beyond the established laws of particle physics and general relativity, this is a unique text where quantum-gravity approaches and string theory are treated on an equal footing. As well as introducing cosmology to undergraduate and graduate students with its pedagogical presentation and the help of 45 solved exercises, this book, which includes an ambitious bibliography of about 3500 items, will serve as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers.

Author : Jeff Murugan,Amanda Weltman,George F. R. Ellis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521114400

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Foundations of Space and Time by Jeff Murugan,Amanda Weltman,George F. R. Ellis Pdf

Encapsulates the latest debates on this topic, giving researchers and graduate students an up-to-date view of the field.

Author : Domenico J. W. Giulini,Claus Kiefer,Claus Lämmerzahl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 354040810X

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Quantum Gravity by Domenico J. W. Giulini,Claus Kiefer,Claus Lämmerzahl Pdf

The relation between quantum theory and the theory of gravitation remains one of the most outstanding unresolved issues of modern physics. According to general expectation, general relativity as well as quantum (field) theory in a fixed background spacetime cannot be fundamentally correct. Hence there should exist a broader theory comprising both in appropriate limits, i.e., quantum gravity. This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction accessible to interested non-experts to the main issues surrounding the search for quantum gravity. These issues relate to fundamental questions concerning the various formalisms of quantization; specific questions concerning concrete processes, like gravitational collapse or black-hole evaporation; and the all important question concerning the possibility of experimental tests of quantum-gravity effects.

Author : P. Bin©♭truy,P. M. R. Binetruy
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198509547

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Supersymmetry by P. Bin©♭truy,P. M. R. Binetruy Pdf

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 forsupersymmetry 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 theoryis needed and extensive appendices (in particular an introduction to the Standard Model of fundamental interactions) allow the reader to refresh and complete their notions.

Author : Shahram Jalalzadeh,Paulo Vargas Moniz
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814415088

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Challenging Routes In Quantum Cosmology by Shahram Jalalzadeh,Paulo Vargas Moniz Pdf

Quantum cosmology has gradually emerged as the focus of devoted research, mostly within the second half of last century. As we entered the 21st century, the subject is still very much alive. The outcome of results and templates for investigation have been enlarged, some very recent and fascinating. Hence this book, where the authors bequeath some of their views, as they believe this current century is the one where quantum cosmology will be fully accomplished.Though some aspects are not discussed (namely, supersymmetry or loop structures), there are perhaps a set of challenges that in the authors' opinion remain, some since the dawn of quantum mechanics and applications to cosmology. Others could have been selected, at the readers' discretion and opinion. The authors put herewith a chart and directions to explore, some of which they have worked on or aimed to work more, in the twilight of their current efforts. Their confidence is that someone will follow in their trails, venturing in discovering the proper answer, by being able to formulate the right questions beforehand. The authors' shared foresight is that such discoveries, from those formulations, will be attained upon endorsing the routes within the challenges herewith indicated.