Supersymmetry And Supergravity

Author : Julius Wess,Jonathan Bagger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1992-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691025304

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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: "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."--Abdus Salam, Nature "An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics."--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin

Author : Julius Wess,Jonathan Bagger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1992-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691025308

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Supersymmetry and Supergravity by Julius Wess,Jonathan Bagger Pdf

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: "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."--Abdus Salam, Nature "An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics."--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin

Author : Peter C. West
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810200994

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Introduction to Supersymmetry and Supergravity by Peter C. West Pdf

To the 1st edition of this monograph (addressed to advanced graduate students and researchers ) the author, responding to developments within superstring theory, has added 51/2 chapters dealing with two- dimensional supersymmetry. Authoritative, as lucid as the subject matter allows (yet demanding nonetheless!), attractively produced and priced. (NW) Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Pran Nath
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521197021

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Supersymmetry, Supergravity, and Unification by Pran Nath Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of developments at the interface of particle physics, supergravity, and cosmology, for graduates and researchers.

Author : Daniel Z. Freedman,Antoine Van Proeyen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139642859

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Supergravity by Daniel Z. Freedman,Antoine Van Proeyen Pdf

Supergravity, together with string theory, is one of the most significant developments in theoretical physics. Written by two of the most respected workers in the field, this is the first-ever authoritative and systematic account of supergravity. The book starts by reviewing aspects of relativistic field theory in Minkowski spacetime. After introducing the relevant ingredients of differential geometry and gravity, some basic supergravity theories (D=4 and D=11) and the main gauge theory tools are explained. In the second half of the book, complex geometry and N=1 and N=2 supergravity theories are covered. Classical solutions and a chapter on AdS/CFT complete the book. Numerous exercises and examples make it ideal for Ph.D. students, and with applications to model building, cosmology and solutions of supergravity theories, it is also invaluable to researchers. A website hosted by the authors, featuring solutions to some exercises and additional reading material, can be found at www.cambridge.org/supergravity.

Author : Gianguido Dall'Agata,Marco Zagermann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662639801

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Supergravity by Gianguido Dall'Agata,Marco Zagermann Pdf

This book is about supergravity, which combines the principles of general relativity and local gauge invariance with the idea of supersymmetries between bosonic and fermionic degrees of freedom. The authors give a thorough and pedagogical introduction to the subject suitable for beginning graduate or advanced undergraduate students in theoretical high energy physics or mathematical physics. Interested researchers working in these or related areas are also addressed. The level of the presentation assumes a working knowledge of general relativity and basic notions of differential geometry as well as some familiarity with global supersymmetry in relativistic field theories. Bypassing curved superspace and other more technical approaches, the book starts from the simple idea of supersymmetry as a local gauge symmetry and derives the mathematical and physical properties of supergravity in a direct and “minimalistic” way, using a combination of explicit computations and geometrical reasoning. Key topics include spinors in curved spacetime, pure supergravity with and without a cosmological constant, matter couplings in global and local supersymmetry, phenomenological and cosmological implications, extended supergravity, gauged supergravity and supergravity in higher spacetime dimensions.

Author : I. L. Buchbinder,Sergei M. Kuzenko
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1995-02-23
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015047052447

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Ideas and Methods of Supersymmetry and Supergravity, Or a Walk Through Superspace by I. L. Buchbinder,Sergei M. Kuzenko Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed and self-contained account of four dimensional simple supersymmetry and supergravity. It will be an indispensable source of reference for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral and faculty researchers alike working in quantum field theory, high energy physics, gravity theory, mathematical physics and applied mathematics. The authors develop the subject in its superfield formulation but where appropriate for illustration, analogy and comparison with conventional field theory, they use the component formulation. Throughout the book the authors develop their material in detail with calculation and full discussions of the fundamental ideas and motivations. They discuss many subjects which until now could only be found in the research literature. In addition they present a plethora of new results. The result is the most comprehensive book yet produced on the fundamentals of supersymmetry and supergravity. After studying this book readers should be well prepared to pursue independent research in any area of supersymmetry and supergravity.

Author : Julius Wess,Jonathan Bagger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691085560

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Supersymmetry and Supergravity by Julius Wess,Jonathan Bagger Pdf

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: "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".--Abdus Salam, Nature "An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics".--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin

Author : G. W. Gibbons,Stephen W. Hawking,P. K. Townsend
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1986-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 052130721X

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Supersymmetry and Its Applications by G. W. Gibbons,Stephen W. Hawking,P. K. Townsend Pdf

This volume contains papers presented at the Nuffield Workshop on supersymmetry and its applications held at Cambridge in the summer of 1985 and attended by many of the leading experts in the field. In physical terms, supersymmetry is a symmetry or gauge invariance which connects bosons (particles with integer spin) with fermions (particles with half integer spin). The study of supersymmetry has led to the construction of Yang-Mills theories, which are the first field theories to be free of the divergences that usually occur in quantum theories, with an infinite number of degrees of freedom. It has also led to the construction of supergravity and superstring theories which seem to be the best hope for a complete unified theory of all physical interactions including gravity. Supersymmetry and its Applications reviews a number of recent advances in the area of anomalies, the topology of gauge theories, superstrings, supergravity and super Yang-Mills theory.The papers, written by both physicists and mathematicians, include both expository articles and progress reports describing most recent developments.

Author : Rabindra N. Mohapatra
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475719284

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Unification and Supersymmetry by Rabindra N. Mohapatra Pdf

The theoretical understanding of elementary particle interactions has under gone a revolutionary change during the past one and a half decades. The spontaneously broken gauge theories, which in the 1970s emerged as a prime candidate for the description of electro-weak (as weIl as strong) interactions, have been confirmed by the discovery of neutral weak currents as weIl as the w- and Z-bosons. We now have a field theory of electro-weak interactions at energy scales below 100 GeV-the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam theory. It is a renormalizable theory which enables us to do calculations without en countering unnecessary divergences. The burning question now is: Wh at lies ahead at the next level of unification? As we head into the era of supercolliders and ultrahigh energy machines to answer this question, many ap, pealing possi bilities exist: left-right symmetry, technicolor, compositeness, grand unifica ti on, supersymmetry, supergravity, Kaluza-Klein models, and most recently superstrings that even unify gravity along with other interactions. Experi ments will decide if any one or any combination of these is to be relevant in the description of physics at the higher energies. As an outcome of our con fidence in the possible scenerios for elementary particle physics, we have seen our understanding of the early uni verse improve significantly.

Author : John Terning
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191565496

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Modern Supersymmetry by John Terning Pdf

The book begins with a brief review of supersymmetry, and the construction of the minimal supersymmetric standard model and approaches to supersymmetry breaking. General non-perturbative methods are also reviewed leading to the development of holomorphy and the Affleck-Dine-Seiberg superpotential as powerful tools for analysing supersymmetric theories. Seiberg duality is discussed in detail, with many example applications provided, with special attention paid to its use in understanding dynamical supersysmmetry breaking. The Seiberg-Witten theory of monopoles is introduced through the analysis of simpler N=1 analogues. Superconformal field theories are described along with the most recent development known as "amaximization". Supergravity theories are examined in 4, 10, and 11 dimensions, allowing for a discussion of anomaly and gaugino mediation, and setting the stage for the anti- de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence. This book is unique in containing an overview of the important developments in supersymmetry since the publication of "Suppersymmetry and Supergravity" by Wess and Bagger. It also strives to cover topics that are of interest to both formal and phenomenological theorists.

Author : S. W. Hawking,M. Rocek
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1981-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521239087

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Superspace and Supergravity by S. W. Hawking,M. Rocek Pdf

Author : Peter G. O. Freund,Peter George Oliver Freund
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : 052135675X

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Introduction to Supersymmetry by Peter G. O. Freund,Peter George Oliver Freund Pdf

A brief introductory description of the new physical and mathematical ideas involved in formulating supersymmetric theories. The basic ideas are worked out in low space dimensionalities and techniques where the formulae do not obscure the concepts.

Author : Castellani Leonardo,D'auria Riccardo,Fre Pietro
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 2216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814590730

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Supergravity And Superstrings: A Geometric Perspective (In 3 Volumes) by Castellani Leonardo,D'auria Riccardo,Fre Pietro Pdf

This book provides a self-contained presentation of supergravity theories from its fundamentals to its most recent union with string and superstring theories, which are also reviewed in a self-contained manner. The subject is presented consistently in a unified geometric formalism, relying on the calculus of exterior forms and the mathematics needed to develop the theory is explained in appropriate chapters.

Author : Maurice Jacob,John Ellis
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : 9971978741

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Supersymmetry and Supergravity by Maurice Jacob,John Ellis Pdf

With this new volume, one finds a detailed survey of supersymmetry and supergravity theory. Altogether this covers a very important field of research and endeavour in theoretical physics over the past decade. The overall result of this book is a survey of fascinating field with challenging problems and high promises.