Perspectives In The Standard Model (Tasi-91) - Proceedings Of The Theoretical Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics

Perspectives In The Standard Model (Tasi-91) - Proceedings Of The Theoretical Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics
Author: R Keith Ellis
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 722
Release: 1992-05-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814520101

These proceedings consist of a series of detailed pedagogical lectures on a variety of theoretical and experimental topics. Together they comprise a comprehensive survey of current approaches to the physics of the standard model. The school is slanted to emphasize dynamics, recent theoretical advances, and new experiments.

Geometry, Topology and Physics

Geometry, Topology and Physics
Author: Mikio Nakahara
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1420056948

Differential geometry and topology have become essential tools for many theoretical physicists. In particular, they are indispensable in theoretical studies of condensed matter physics, gravity, and particle physics. Geometry, Topology and Physics, Second Edition introduces the ideas and techniques of differential geometry and topology at a level suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in these fields. The second edition of this popular and established text incorporates a number of changes designed to meet the needs of the reader and reflect the development of the subject. The book features a considerably expanded first chapter, reviewing aspects of path integral quantization and gauge theories. Chapter 2 introduces the mathematical concepts of maps, vector spaces, and topology. The following chapters focus on more elaborate concepts in geometry and topology and discuss the application of these concepts to liquid crystals, superfluid helium, general relativity, and bosonic string theory. Later chapters unify geometry and topology, exploring fiber bundles, characteristic classes, and index theorems. New to this second edition is the proof of the index theorem in terms of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The final two chapters are devoted to the most fascinating applications of geometry and topology in contemporary physics, namely the study of anomalies in gauge field theories and the analysis of Polakov's bosonic string theory from the geometrical point of view. Geometry, Topology and Physics, Second Edition is an ideal introduction to differential geometry and topology for postgraduate students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics.

Particle Physics and Cosmology: Dark Matter

Particle Physics and Cosmology: Dark Matter
Author: M. Srednicki
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0444596097

At least eighty percent of the mass of the universe consists of some material which, unlike ordinary matter, neither emits nor absorbs light. This book collects key papers related to the discovery of this astonishing fact and its profound implications for astrophysics, cosmology, and the physics of elementary particles. The book focuses on the likely possibility that the dark matter is composed of an as yet undiscovered elementary particle, and examines the boundaries of our present knowledge of the properties such a particle must possess.

Recent Advances In The Superworld - Proceedings Of The International Workshop

Recent Advances In The Superworld - Proceedings Of The International Workshop
Author: J L Lopez
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1994-03-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9814551589

The realization that precision LEP data lend support to the idea of supersymmetric grand unification and supersymmetry in general, led to the organization of the First HARC International Workshop on Recent Advances in the SuperWorld. The idea was to have a workshop that discussed all aspects of the supersymmetric world — the SuperWorld as it should be properly known. These aspects are so diverse that they are usually studied by high energy physicists with vastly different interests. The selection of speakers included the whole spectrum in 'energy', from experimental physicists, to specialists in low energy phenomenology, supersymmetric grand unification, supergravity, superstrings and supercosmology.

Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The International School

Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The International School
Author: Dimitri V Nanopoulos
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1991-11-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9814556491

The interface between particle physics and cosmology, known as astroparticle physics, can play a key role in our understanding of the universe. This international school, cosponsored by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory (SSC), was proposed as an effort to coordinate the explosion in knowledge and attract reseachers to this fascinating discipline.

Conformal Field Theory

Conformal Field Theory
Author: Serge? Vladimirovich Ketov
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9810216084

Conformal field theory is an elegant and powerful theory in the field of high energy physics and statistics. In fact, it can be said to be one of the greatest achievements in the development of this field. Presented in two dimensions, this book is designed for students who already have a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, field theory and general relativity. The main idea used throughout the book is that conformal symmetry causes both classical and quantum integrability. Instead of concentrating on the numerous applications of the theory, the author puts forward a discussion of the general methods of conformal field theory as a physical theory. Hence the book provides in a self-contained way the necessary knowledge and ?conformal? intuition which underline the various applications of conformal field theory. It is aimed to assist students and professionals in the study of the theory from its first principles and in applying the methods in their own research. The first of its kind, this book promises to give a detailed and comprehensive insight into the workings of conformal field theory.

Perspectives in the Standard Model

Perspectives in the Standard Model
Author: R. Keith Ellis
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 724
Release: 1992
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810219901

An introduction to symmetry breaking in the standard model / Edward Farhi -- Physics beyond the standard model / Jonathan A. Bagger -- Chiral effective Lagrangians / Heinrich Leutwyler -- Towards semi-classical string theory / Jeffrey A. Harvey -- Renormalization of electroweak gauge interactions / Dallas C. Kennedy -- Electroweak experiments at LEP / Alain Blondel -- The CKM matrix and CP violation / Yosef Nir -- Axion searches / Pierre Sikivie -- Lattice QCD / Andreas S. Kronfeld -- Introduction to perturbative QCD / George Sterman -- Heavy quark effective field theory / Howard Georgi -- Heavy flavor physics on the lattice / Estia Eichten -- Two lectures on neutrinos / Pierre Ramond