From quarks to strings via susy guts lecture notes in physics book 939 kindle edition by raby, stuart. Such theories predict a new kind of force, which could provide answers to several open questions in cosmology. The past decade has witnessed dramatic developments in the field of theoretical physics. Supersymmetric grand unified theories and the early universe. Orbifold guts susy breaking in extra dimensions orbifold guts meet data susy guts in string theory. A more interesting way to modify minimal supersymmetric unified theories is to improve their naturalness. Starting with the necessary background in quantum field th. Supersymmetric gauge field theory and string theory crc. Abstract a brief summary of the standard model of particle physics is presented with some of its problems listed. Their implications for proton decay, rparity violation, doublet triplet. Grand unified theories make predictions for the relative strengths of the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, and in 1991 lep determined that supersymmetric theories have the correct ratio of couplings for a georgiglashow grand unified theory. From quarks to strings via susy guts lecture notes in physics 1st ed.
Lhc, fermion masses and mixing angles, dark matter problems of 4 d susy guts susy guts in 5 or 6. Olive 49 and in the recent text books by b orner 1 and kolb and turner 2. Because if a grand unified theory exists at a mass scale of 15 to 16 orders of magnitude higher energy than the rest mass of the proton, this is also about orders of magnitude higher than the scale of electroweak symmetry breaking. The development of the phase transition in the early universe associated with the spontaneous breaking of supersymmetry is studied. It is argued that, while it is impossible to solve these problems in conventional theories which contain scalars, supersymmetric theories that require. Grand unified theory is also known as a grand unification theory, or simply gut. Unification and supersymmetry the frontiers of quarklepton. Unification of forces and the role of supersymmetryedit. Supersymmetric gauge field theory and string theory graduate. Stuart raby these coursetested lectures provide a technical introduction to supersymmetric grand unified theories susy guts, as well as a personal view on the topic by one of the pioneers in the field. Then the simplest grand unified theory, the minimal su5 will be presented in some depth, with its predictions stated, the reasons it fails to describe reality given and an extension of the higgs sector making it viable is. Supersymmetric gauge field theory and string theory by. Supersymmetric grand unified theories and the early. Emphasis is placed supersymmetry is of interest to high energy physicists because it provides both an elegant solution to the gauge hierarchy problem of grand unified theories and a consistent quantum theory of gravity.
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Dark matter and gauge coupling unification in nonsupersymmetric so10 grand unified models by yann mambrini, natsumi nagata, keith a. A brief summary of the standard model of particle physics is presented with some of its problems listed. Saturn and the black cube if you want to get more into that check out my book. Download pdf supersymmetry and string theory beyond the. Model, grand unified theories gut and supersymmetry are introduced. I enjoyed this book very much and found it useful for refreshing my views and learning something new about susy, namely about the gut. Grand unified theory refers to any of several very similar unified field theories or models in physics that predicts that at extremely high energies above 10 14 gev, the electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuclear forces are fused into a single.
Grand unified theories and supersymmetry in particle. These lectures begin with a brief introduction to the minimal supersymmetric standard model mssm and the various mechanisms for hidden sector supersymmetry breaking and go on to provide a pedagogical discussion of the various kinds of supersymmetric unified theories beyond the mssm including susy guts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The particle adventure unsolved mysteries supersymmetry.
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Jan 01, 1994 prior knowledge of quantum field theory is assumed. Buy grand unified theories frontiers in physics on. Supersymmetric grand unified theories springerlink. Phase transitions in supersymmetric grand unified models. After this some necessary concepts and mathematics are introduced. A neutral higgs is also predicted wirth a mass m h.
From quarks to strings via susy guts lecture notes in. However, if a supersymmetric unified theory with a unique, su3 x su2 x ui symmetric vacuum exists, it would probably predict an early universe similar to that of standard grand unified theories 12. Although this unified force has not been directly observed, the many gut models theorize its existence. In models based on the wittenoraifeartaigh potential, the universe experiences a long desitter phase which may solve several cosmological conundrums. These coursetested lectures provide a technical introduction to supersymmetric grand unified theories susy guts, as well as a personal view on the topic by one of the pioneers in the field.
Supersymmetric gauge field theory and string theory david bailin, alexander love supersymmetry is of interest to high energy physicists because it provides both an elegant solution to the gauge hierarchy problem of grand unified theories and a consistent quantum theory of gravity. Unsolved mysteries supersymmetry supersymmetry some physicists attempting to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces have come to a startling prediction. Supersymmetric grand unified theories from quarks to. The book contains several problems, and passwordprotected solutions will be. The minimal supersymmetric grand unified theory sciencedirect. More on geometric langlands a grand unified theory of math. Among the topics covered are spontaneous symmetry breaking, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, and supergravity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading supersymmetric grand unified theories. Some physicists attempting to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces have come to a startling prediction. This book is a comprehensive introduction to these recent developments. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From quarks to strings via susy guts, supersymmetric grand unified theories, stuart raby, springer. In short, it is the minimal supersymmetric grand unified theory based on a single gauge group without additional ad hoc symmetries. Prior knowledge of quantum field theory is assumed.
It is also a theory of rparity whose conservation it predicts to all orders in perturbation theory. A grand unified theory gut is a model in particle physics in which, at high energies, the three gauge interactions of the standard model that define the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions, or forces, are merged into a single force. For superstring theory to be consistent, supersymmetry seems to be required at some level although it may be a strongly broken symmetry. Supersymmetric grand unified theories ebook by stuart raby.
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