Supersymmetry: Structure and Phenomena
Subtitle: Extensions of the Standard Model (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 16, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9783540424420
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Nuclear structure physics; Particle & high-energy physics; Symmetry (Physics); Science; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical Physics; Nuclear Physics; Physics; Science / Physics; Supersymmetry
First sentence: The Standard Model of strong and electroweak interactions (SM) was extensively outlined and discussed by many, for example in Altarelli's TASI lectures [3] where the reader can find an in-depth discussion and references.
Description: The book is a fairly non-technical introduction to modern supersymmetry phenomenology, approaching the subject in new and unique ways. It is suitable both for theorists and experimentalists, and emphasizes an intuitive grasp of the subject. Theoretical and experimental motivations, and the status and prospects of low-energy supersymmetry are discussed. It is shown by explicit construction that the stabilization of any perturbative theory which contains fundamental scalar bosons naturally leads to the notion of supersymmetry. The minimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model is then pedagogically defined and its experimental status is summarized. Renormalization of the models, including unificaiton, is discussed and the linkage between high and low energies is demonstrated, providing a potential probe of Planck-scale physics, such as unified theories. Besides a host of other phenomena, Higgs physics is discussed and the Higgs mass is shown to provide a crucial test of nearly all supersymmetric theories.