Supersymmetry and String Theory, Second Edition. Beyond the Standard Model

This text is an introduction to the fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and cosmology. The book focuses on three principal areas: supersymmetry, string theory, and astrophysics and cosmology. The chapters on supersymmetry introduce the basics of supersymmetry and its phenomenology, and cover dynamics, dynamical supersymmetry breaking, and electric–magnetic duality. The book then introduces general relativity and the big bang theory, and the basic issues in inflationary cosmologies. The section on string theory discusses the spectra of known string theories, and the features of their interactions. Material added in the second edition includes the pivotal Higgs discovery and the results of the WMAP and Planck experiments. This book will be of great interest to graduates and researchers in the fields of particle theory, string theory, astrophysics, and cosmology. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core. Before The Standard Model -- The Standard Model -- Phenomenology Of The Standard Model -- The Standard Model As An Effective Field Theory -- Anomalies, Instantons And The Strong Cp Problem -- Grand Unification -- Magnetic Monopoles And Solitons -- Technicolor: A First Attempt To Explain Hierarchies -- Supersymmetry -- A First Look At Supersymmetry Breaking -- The Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model -- Supersymmetric Grand Unification -- Supersymmetric Dynamics -- Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking -- Theories With More Than Four Conserved Supercharges -- More Supersymmetric Dynamics -- An Introduction To General Relativity -- Cosmology -- Astroparticle Physics And Inflation -- String Theory -- The Bosonic String -- The Superstring -- The Heterotic String -- Effective Actions In Ten Dimensions -- Compactification Of String Theory I: Tri And Orbifolds -- Compactification Of String Theory Ii: Calabi-yau Compactifications -- Dynamics Of String Theory At Weak Coupling -- Beyond Weak Coupling: Non-perturbative String Theory -- Large And Warped Extra Dimensions -- The Landscape: A Challenge To The Naturalness Principle -- Coda: Where Are We Headed?. Michael Dine, University Of California, Santa Cruz. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 470-476) And Index. The past decade has witnessed dramatic developments in the field of theoretical physics. This book is a comprehensive introduction to these recent developments. It contains a review of the Standard Model, covering non-perturbative topics, and a discussion of grand unified theories and magnetic monopoles. It introduces the basics of supersymmetry and its phenomenology, and includes dynamics, dynamical supersymmetry breaking, and electric-magnetic duality. The book then covers general relativity and the big bang theory, and the basic issues in inflationary cosmologies before discussing the spectra of known string theories and the features of their interactions. The book also includes brief introductions to technicolor, large extra dimensions, and the Randall-Sundrum theory of warped spaces. This will be of great interest to graduates and researchers in the fields of particle theory, string theory, astrophysics and cosmology. The book contains several problems, and password protected solutions will be available to lecturers at www.cambridge.org/9780521858410. The past decade has witnessed dramatic developments in the fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and cosmology. This fully updated second edition is a comprehensive introduction to these recent developments and brings this self-contained textbook right up to date. Brand new material for this edition includes the groundbreaking Higgs discovery, results of the WMAP and Planck experiments. Extensive discussion of theories of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking and a new chapter on the landscape, as well as a completely rewritten coda on future directions gives readers a modern perspective on this developing field. A focus on three principle areas: supersymmetry, string theory, and astrophysics and cosmology provide the structure for this book which will be of great interest to graduates and researchers in the fields of particle theory, string theory, astrophysics and cosmology. The book contains several problems, and password-protected solutions will be available to lecturers at www.cambridge.org/9781107048386 The dramatic developments in theoretical physics are examined in this fully updated second edition, which includes brand new material on the groundbreaking Higgs discovery, results of the WMAP, Planck experiments and sections on metastable supersymmetry breaking. Provides graduates and researchers in particle and string theory with a modern perspective. This 2016 text is an introduction to the fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and cosmology, and provides the tools necessary to develop models of phenomena important in both accelerators and cosmology. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.