Supersymmetry and supergravity /
Wess, Julius
Supersymmetry and supergravity / by Julius Wess and Jonathan Bagger. - Second edition, revised and expanded. - viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Princeton series in physics .
Includes bibliographical references.
I. Why supersymmetry -- II. Representations of the supersymmetry algebra -- III. Component fields -- IV. Superfields -- V. Chiral superfields -- VI. Vector superfields -- VII. Gauge invariant interactions -- VIII. Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- IX. Superfield propagations -- X. Feynman rules for supergraphs -- XI. Nonlinear realizations -- XIII. Gauge theories revisited -- XIV. Vielbein, torsion, and curvature -- XV. Bianchi identities -- XVI. Supergauge transformations -- XVII. The 0 = 0 = 0 components of the vielbein, connection, torsion, and curvature -- XVIII. The supergravity multiplet -- XIX. Chiral and vector superfields in curved space -- XX. New 0 varaibles and the chiral density -- XXI. The minimal chiral supergravity model -- XXII. Chiral models and Kähler geometry -- XXIII. General chiral supergravity models -- XXIV. Gauge invariant models -- XXV. Gauge invariant supergravity models -- XXVI. Low-energy theorems.
This widely acclaimed introduction to N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity is aimed at readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra. In this new volume Supersymmetry and Supergravity has been greatly expanded to include a detailed derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. The final result is the starting point for phenomenological studies of supersymmetric theories. The book is distinguished by its pedagogical approach to supersymmetry. It develops several topics in advanced field theory as the need arises. It emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject and should appeal to physicists whose interests range from the mathematical to the phenomenological. In praise of the first edition: "A beautiful exposition of the original ideas of Wess and Zumino in formulating N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity theories, couched in the language of superfields introduced by Strathdee and the reviewer.... [All] serious students of particle physics would do well to acquire a copy."--Abdus Salam, Nature "An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics."--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin
0691085560 (acidfree paper) : 9780691025308 0691025304 (pbk. : acidfree paper) :
90026372
Supersymmetry.
Supergravity
Supersimetría
Supergravedad
QC174.17.S9 / W47 1992
530.143
Supersymmetry and supergravity / by Julius Wess and Jonathan Bagger. - Second edition, revised and expanded. - viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Princeton series in physics .
Includes bibliographical references.
I. Why supersymmetry -- II. Representations of the supersymmetry algebra -- III. Component fields -- IV. Superfields -- V. Chiral superfields -- VI. Vector superfields -- VII. Gauge invariant interactions -- VIII. Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- IX. Superfield propagations -- X. Feynman rules for supergraphs -- XI. Nonlinear realizations -- XIII. Gauge theories revisited -- XIV. Vielbein, torsion, and curvature -- XV. Bianchi identities -- XVI. Supergauge transformations -- XVII. The 0 = 0 = 0 components of the vielbein, connection, torsion, and curvature -- XVIII. The supergravity multiplet -- XIX. Chiral and vector superfields in curved space -- XX. New 0 varaibles and the chiral density -- XXI. The minimal chiral supergravity model -- XXII. Chiral models and Kähler geometry -- XXIII. General chiral supergravity models -- XXIV. Gauge invariant models -- XXV. Gauge invariant supergravity models -- XXVI. Low-energy theorems.
This widely acclaimed introduction to N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity is aimed at readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra. In this new volume Supersymmetry and Supergravity has been greatly expanded to include a detailed derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. The final result is the starting point for phenomenological studies of supersymmetric theories. The book is distinguished by its pedagogical approach to supersymmetry. It develops several topics in advanced field theory as the need arises. It emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject and should appeal to physicists whose interests range from the mathematical to the phenomenological. In praise of the first edition: "A beautiful exposition of the original ideas of Wess and Zumino in formulating N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity theories, couched in the language of superfields introduced by Strathdee and the reviewer.... [All] serious students of particle physics would do well to acquire a copy."--Abdus Salam, Nature "An excellent introduction to this exciting area of theoretical physics."--C. J. Isham, Physics Bulletin
0691085560 (acidfree paper) : 9780691025308 0691025304 (pbk. : acidfree paper) :
90026372
Supersymmetry.
Supergravity
Supersimetría
Supergravedad
QC174.17.S9 / W47 1992
530.143