Beyond the standard model by michael dine and supersymmetry. Tziveloglou 2 cern, geneva, switzerland abstract in these lectures we cover the motivations, the problem of mass hierarchy. What more do we want to understand about the physical universe what ideas may let us gain that understanding. Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity, 2nd edition.
A few books will be suggested for backup for different parts of the course, and some for general reading on some topics. We know our world is described by the rules of quantum theory. Supersymmetry is an unusual symmetry under which particles possessing integer spin bosons and halfinteger spin fermions are exchanged. Wipf theoretischphysikalischesinstitut friedrichschilleruniversit at, max wien platz 1 07743 jena 4. Each supermultiplet must contain at least one boson and one fermion whose spins di er by 12. Gordon leon kane born january 19, 1937 is victor weisskopf distinguished university professor at the university of michigan and director emeritus at the leinweber center for theoretical physics lctp, a leading center for the advancement of theoretical physics. Kane continues introducing key topics in beyond the standard model physics, including dark matter and supersymmetry. An appendix discusses the prediction of the higgs mass from compactified string theory. Gordon kane a fascinating account of the theoretical ideas behind supersymmetry. Connecting supersymmetry lhc measurements with high. The dawn of physics beyond the standard model particle theory.
Matter, supersymmetry, and the lhc gordon kane, michigan center for theoretical physics warsaw, june 2009. Gordon kane is the victor weisskopf collegiate professor of physics at the university of michigan, and the director of the michigan center for theoretical physics. Gordon kane, a particle theorist, is victor weisskopf collegiate. The second second aim of these notes is to use our understanding of nonperturbative aspects of particular supersymmetric models as a window on strongly coupled quantum. Kane is world renowned for his research as a particle physicist, and here he has written a modern and uptodate introduction to the subject. The level of discussion is aimed at readers who are familiar with the standard model and quantum. All states in a multiplet of unbroken supersymmetry have the same mass. A theory is supersymmetric if it treats forces and matter on an equal footing. Supersymmetry and beyond posted on may 1, 20 by woit back in the year 2000, gordon kane published supersymmetry. Pdf supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring phenomenology.
Perspectives on supersymmetry ii advanced series on. In supersymmetry and beyond, renowned physicist gordon kane tells the epic story of the quest to uncover a fully unified theory of physics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading supersymmetry and beyond. A type of spacetime symmetry, supersymmetry is a possible candidate for undiscovered par. Back in the year 2000, gordon kane published supersymmetry. Download supersymmetry and beyond from the higgs boson to the new physics ebook free in pdf and epub format. Modern elementary particle physics gordon kane bok. This updated version of the classic textbook serves as a concise and approachable introduction to the foundations of modern particle physics. Beyond the standard model of elementary particle physics inspire. Some things weve learned about the physical universe. Thousands of theorists built careers, think of gordon kane, on this and it all appears this is not how nature works.
Don lincoln describes the principle of supersymmetry in an easytounderstand way. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. With the start of run ii of the large hadron collider lhc a new milestone of high energy particle physics has been reached. The thrust of the book was that there was already indirect evidence for susy, with confirmation by discovery of superpartners due to come soon from lep which was running at energies near 100 gevbeam and the tevatron where run ii at high. Supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring phenomenology. Gordon leon kane born january 19, 1937 is victor weisskopf distinguished university.
On the other side, no clear sign of any physics beyond the sm has shown up. Kane editor supersymmetry is at an exciting stage of development. Nature for most of human history, man has been trying to discover just how the universe works. Pdf supersymmetry and beyond from the higgs boson to the. A great introduction to the frontiers of modern physics, from the discovery of the higgs to the prospects for supersymmetry and beyond. Pdf supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring are amongst the most popular research topics in particle physics.
The epic story of the quest to uncover a fully unified theory of physics, revised to reflect the possible discovery of the higgs boson. Martin department of physics, northern illinois university, dekalb il 60115 i provide a pedagogical introduction to supersymmetry. Supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring are amongst the most popular research topics in particle physics. Dark matter, supersymmetry, and the lhc gordon kane. He was director of the lctp from 2005 to 2011 and victor weisskopf collegiate professor of physics from 2002 2011. Finally we end with a brief look at supersymmetry in other dimensions, describing spinors and supersymmetry algebras in various dimensions, 5dimensional n1 and 2 theories, and 6dimensional n2,0 and 1,1 theories. Supersymmetry, in particle physics, a symmetry between fermions subatomic particles with halfinteger values of intrinsic angular momentum, or spin and bosons particles with integer values of spin. May 01, 20 supersymmetry and beyond posted on may 1, 20 by woit back in the year 2000, gordon kane published supersymmetry. Dark matter, supersymmetry, and the lhc gordon kane, michigan center for theoretical physics warsaw, june 2009.
The thrust of the book was that there was already indirect evidence for susy, with confirmation by discovery of superpartners due to come soon from lep which was running at energies near 100. Around the same time kane and leveille performed the first calculation of the feynman rules for gluinos, and of the production of gluinos at colliders, which turns out to be one of the most important ways to discover supersymmetry at the lhc. Supersymmetry is a generalization of the spacetime symmetries of quantum field theory that links the matter particles with the forcecarrying particles and implies that there are additional superparticles necessary to complete the symmetry. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. You may preorder gordon kanes book, supersymmetry and beyond, that will be released on may 14th. Kane distinguished university professor of physics. Dark matter as a guide toward a light gluino at the lhc, by daniel feldman, gordon kane, ran lu,brent d. It has about 200 pages, a foreword by edward witten, a glossary, and recommendations from brian greene and david gross. Standard models of particle physics and cosmology, including supersymmetry. May 01, 20 back in the year 2000, gordon kane published supersymmetry. Supersymmetry is a complex mathematical framework based on the theory of group transformations. From the higgs boson to the new physics revised edition. Gordon kanes research has covered several areas of physics beyond the.
If supersymmetry is discovered at the lhc, the measured spectrum of superpartner masses and couplings will allow us to probe the origins of supersymmetry. About the author gordon kane is the victor weisskopf collegiate professor of physics at the university of michigan, and the director of the michigan center for theoretical physics. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Pdf supersymmetry and beyond download ebook for free. Supersymmetry is the idea that for every space dimension there is an associated quantum dimension, and that the laws that describe nature dont change if you interchange those dimensions.
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Interesting to read gordon kane, who keeps going all in with yesterdays exciting implications of lhc higgs boson data arxiv. Probing physics beyond the standard model, howard e. Shaaban khalil, 1 gordon kane, 2 ignatios antoniadis, 3,4 and stefano. Gordon kane is the victor weisskopf collegiate professor of physics at the university of michigan, and the director of the michigan.
In this paper we survey methods by which supersymmetry or other new physics could be observed in experiments at present and future accelerators. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dark matter as a guide toward a light gluino at the lhc, by daniel feldman, gordon kane, ran lu, brent d. Whether this is still plausible in light of recent supersymmetry searches at the lhc will be discussed in section i. Read supersymmetry and beyond from the higgs boson to the new physics online, read in mobile or kindle. Apr 02, 20 you may preorder gordon kane s book, supersymmetry and beyond, that will be released on may 14th. He introduces the theory of supersymmetry, which implies that each of the fundamental particles has a superpartner that can be detected at energies and intensities only now being achieved in the giant accelerators. You can read online supersymmetry and string theory beyond the standard model here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Unveiling the ultimate laws of nature, a popular book promoting supersymmetry and string theory. Supersymmetry susy is a generaliza tion of the spacetime symmetries of quantum. Download book supersymmetry and string theory beyond the standard model in pdf format. In the rest of this lecture, i follow the qualitative description of the colemanmandula theorem given by e. After covering the basics of the standard model and the recently discovered higgs boson, kane continues introducing key topics in beyond the standard model physics, including dark matter and supersymmetry.