Quarks and Leptons From Orbifolded Superstring

Quarks and Leptons From Orbifolded Superstring
Author: Kang-Sin Choi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2006-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540327630

This book offers a detailed guide on the journey towards the minimal supersymmetric standard model down the orbifold road. It takes the viewpoint that the chirality of matter fermions is an essential aspect that orbifold compactification allows to derive from higher-dimensional string theories in a straightforward manner. Halfway between textbook and tutorial review, the book is intended for the graduate student and particle phenomenologist wishing to get acquainted with this field.

Quarks and Leptons From Orbifolded Superstring

Quarks and Leptons From Orbifolded Superstring
Author: Kang-Sin Choi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030540057

This book offers a detailed guide on the journey towards the minimal supersymmetric standard model down the orbifold road. It takes the viewpoint that the chirality of matter fermions is an essential aspect that orbifold compactification allows to derive from higher-dimensional string theories in a straightforward manner. Halfway between textbook and tutorial review, the book is intended for the graduate student and particle phenomenologist wishing to get acquainted with this field.

String Theory and Particle Physics

String Theory and Particle Physics
Author: Luis E. Ibáñez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2012-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139643193

String theory is one of the most active branches of theoretical physics and has the potential to provide a unified description of all known particles and interactions. This book is a systematic introduction to the subject, focused on the detailed description of how string theory is connected to the real world of particle physics. Aimed at graduate students and researchers working in high energy physics, it provides explicit models of physics beyond the Standard Model. No prior knowledge of string theory is required as all necessary material is provided in the introductory chapters. The book provides particle phenomenologists with the information needed to understand string theory model building and describes in detail several alternative approaches to model building, such as heterotic string compactifications, intersecting D-brane models, D-branes at singularities and F-theory.

Progress in Understanding of Polymer Crystallization

Progress in Understanding of Polymer Crystallization
Author: Günter Reiter
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2007-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540473076

In the context of polymer crystallization there are several still open and often controversially debated questions. The present volume addresses issues such as novel general views and concepts. It presents new ideas in a connected and accessible way. The intention is thus not only to provide a summary of the present state-of-the-art to all active works but to provide an entry point to newcomer and graduate students entering the field.

Lie Algebras and Applications

Lie Algebras and Applications
Author: Francesco Iachello
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2007-02-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540362398

This book, designed for advanced graduate students and post-graduate researchers, introduces Lie algebras and some of their applications to the spectroscopy of molecules, atoms, nuclei and hadrons. The book contains many examples that help to elucidate the abstract algebraic definitions. It provides a summary of many formulas of practical interest, such as the eigenvalues of Casimir operators and the dimensions of the representations of all classical Lie algebras.

Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications

Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications
Author: Robert Alicki
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540708618

Reinvigorated by advances and insights the quantum theory of irreversible processes has recently attracted growing attention. This volume introduces the very basic concepts of semigroup dynamics of open quantum systems and reviews a variety of modern applications. Originally published as Volume 286 (1987) in Lecture in Physics, this volume has been newly typeset, revised and corrected and also expanded to include a review on recent developments.

Calculus and Mechanics on Two-Point Homogenous Riemannian Spaces

Calculus and Mechanics on Two-Point Homogenous Riemannian Spaces
Author: Alexey V. Shchepetilov
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2006-09-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540353860

This is an introduction to classical and quantum mechanics on two-point homogenous Riemannian spaces, empahsizing spaces with constant curvature. Chapters 1-4 provide basic notations for studying two-body dynamics. Chapter 5 deals with the problem of finding explicitly invariant expressions for the two-body quantum Hamiltonian. Chapter 6 addresses one-body problems in a central potential. Chapter 7 investigates the classical counterpart of the quantum system introduced in Chapter 5. Chapter 8 discusses applications in the quantum realm.

Mathematical Implications of Einstein-Weyl Causality

Mathematical Implications of Einstein-Weyl Causality
Author: Hans Jürgen Borchers
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007-02-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 354037681X

Here is a systematic approach to such fundamental questions as: What mathematical structures does Einstein-Weyl causality impose on a point-set that has no other previous structure defined on it? The author proposes an axiomatization of the physics inspired notion of Einstein-Weyl causality and investigating the consequences in terms of possible topological spaces. One significant result is that the notion of causality can effectively be extended to discontinuum.

Ageing and the Glass Transition

Ageing and the Glass Transition
Author: Malte Henkel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2007-04-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540696849

Understanding cooperative phenomena far from equilibrium is one of the fascinating challenges of present-day many-body physics. Glassy behaviour and the physical ageing process of such materials are paradigmatic examples. The present volume, primarily intended as introduction and reference, collects six extensive lectures addressing selected experimental and theoretical issues in the field of glassy systems.

Very High Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Very High Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Author: Stephan Hüfner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2007-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540681302

Photoemission spectroscopy is one of the most extensively used methods to study the electronic structure of atoms, molecules, and solids and their surfaces. This volume introduces and surveys the field at highest energy and momentum resolutions allowing for a new range of applications, in particular for studies of high temperature superconductors.