Unification and Supersymmetry: The Frontiers of Quark-Lepton Physics (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics)

"Intended for advanced graduate students and active researchers, this textbook deals with some of the latest developments in our attempts to construct a unified theory of the fundamental interactions of nature. Among the topics covered are spontaneous symmetry breaking, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, and supergravity as well as some elementary aspects of string theory and extra-dimension physics. The book starts with a quick review of the basic ideas of quark-lepton physics, gauge theories, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and the standard model, and continues with a discussion of CP violation, left right symmetry, SU(5) and SO(10) grand unification, and the idea of composite quarks and leptons, and the Higgs boson. The last half of the book focuses on the techniques of supersymmetry model building for beginners and presents the minimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model, mechanisms for supersymmetry breaking, and the problems and prospects for supersymmetric grand unification." "The third edition has been completely revised and brought up to date, particularly by including discussions of the many experimental developments in recent years."--BOOK JACKET. Derived From A Course Given At The University Of Maryland For Advanced Graduate Students, This Book Deals With Some Of The Latest Developments In Our Attempts To Construct A Unified Theory Of The Fundamental Interactions Of Nature. Among The Topics Covered Are Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Grand Unified Theories, Supersymmetry, And Supergravity. The Book Starts With A Quick Review Of Elementary Particle Theory And Continues With A Discussion Of Composite Quarks, Leptons, Higgs Bosons, And Cp Violation; It Concludes With Consideration Of Supersymmetric Unification Schemes, In Which Bosons And Leptons Are Considered In Some Sense Equivalent. The Third Edition Will Be Completely Revised And Brought Up To Date, Particularly By Including Discussions Of The Many Experimental Developments In Recent Years. Important Basic Concepts In Particle Physics -- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking -- The Su(2) Äsub LÜ X U(1) Model -- Cp-violation: Weak And Strong -- Grand Unification And The Su(5) Model -- Left-right Symmetric Models Of Weak Interactions And Massive Neutrinos -- So Grand Unification -- Technicolor And Compositeness -- Global Supersymmetry -- Field Theories With Global Supersymmetry -- Broken Supersymmetry And Application To Particle Physics -- Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model -- Supersymmetric Grand Unification -- Local Supersymmetry (n=1) -- Application Of Supergravity (n=1) To Particle Physics -- Beyond N=1 Supergravity -- Superstrings And Quark-lepton Physics -- Index. Rabindra N. Mohapatra. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Derived from a course given at the University of Maryland for advanced graduate students, this book deals with some of the latest developments in our attempts to construct a unified theory of the fundamental interactions of nature. Among the topics covered are spontaneous symmetry breaking, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, and supergravity. The book starts with a quick review of elementary particle theory and continues with a discussion of composite quarks, leptons, Higgs bosons, and CP violation; it concludes with consideration of supersymmetric unification schemes, in which bosons and leptons are considered in some sense equivalent. The second edition is updated and corrected and contains new chapters on recent developments. From reviews of the first edition: "This book captures the exciting developments of grand unification and supersymmetry of fundamental interactions in quantum field theory... gives a self-contained field-theoretic treatment of the complete subject... almost every possible development is included here." #Mathematical Reviews#1. Important Basic Concepts in Particle Physics....Pages 1-20 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Nambu-Goldstone Bosons, and the Higgs Mechanism....Pages 21-37 The SU(2) L × U(l) Model....Pages 38-73 CP Violation: Weak and Strong....Pages 74-105 Grand Unification and the SU(5) Model....Pages 106-129 Left-Right Symmetric Models of Weak Interactions and Massive Neutrinos....Pages 130-174 SO(10) Grand Unification....Pages 175-192 Technicolor and Compositeness....Pages 193-219 Global Supersymmetry....Pages 220-235 Field Theories with Global Supersymmetry....Pages 236-248 Broken Supersymmetry and Application to Particle Physics....Pages 249-259 Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model....Pages 260-292 Supersymmetric Grand Unification....Pages 293-309 Local Supersymmetry ( N = 1)....Pages 310-334 Application of Supergravity ( N = 1) to Particle Physics....Pages 335-347 Beyond N = 1 Supergravity....Pages 348-360 Superstrings and Quark-Lepton Physics....Pages 361-415