Supersymmetry at Colliders and in Cosmology
Lecture: Technical University Munich, WS 2007/2008
Prerequisits
- relativistic quantum mechanics
- quantum field theory
- elementary particle physics and Standard Model
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Aims
- Learning the principles behind supersymmetry.
- Understand structure of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the
Standard Model (MSSM).
- Phenomenology at the LHC if the MSSM is realized by nature.
- Impact of the MSSM on cosmological questions.
Textbooks used for the lecture
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Theory and Phenomenology of Sparticles,
by Manuel Drees, Rohini Godbole, Probir Roy
(Amazon
Info) [main textbook]
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Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics, by Lars Bergstroem, Ariel Goobar
(Amazon
Info)
Other useful References
Quantum Field Theory, by Michael E. Peskin, Daniel V. Schroeder
(Amazon Info)
The Early Universe, by Edward W. Kolb, Michael S. Turner
(Amazon Info)
Supersymmetry and Supergravity, by Julis Wess, Jonathan Bagger
(Amazon Info)
The Quantum Theory of Fields 1: Foundations, by Steven Weinberg
(Amazon Info)
The Quantum Theory of Fields 2: Modern Applications, by Steven Weinberg
(Amazon Info)
The Quantum Theory of Fields 3: Supersymmetry, by Steven Weinberg
(Amazon Info)
Lecture
Start:
Wednesday 13:30 - 15:30 and Thursday 10:00 - 12:00
(
PH 3344 Garching)
Office Hours
There are none. If you have questions don't hesitate contacting me any
(reasonable) time.
Syllabus
- Introduction, prerequisites
- Poincare group, supersymmetry algebra, supermultiplets
- Construction of supersymmetric field theories
- Supersymmetric extensions of the Standard model (MSSM) of elementary
particle physics
- Different types of supersymmetry breaking and their phenomenology.
- Collider signatures of the MSSM at the LHC
- Introduction to Cosmology
- Supersymmetric Cosmology