course |
dates |
credits |
Supersymmetry I |
Jan 8 - Feb 13 |
5 |
teachers |
schedule |
term |
Matteo Bertolini
|
8:30 - 10:00 |
2 |
Program:
1. Supersymmetry: a bird's eye view
What is supersymmetry?
What is supersymmetry useful for?
2. The Supersymmetry algebra
Lorentz and Poincare' groups
Spinors and representations of the Lorentz group
The supersymmetry algebra
3. Representations of the Supersymmetry algebra
Massless supermultiplets
Massive supermultiplets
Representation on fields: a first try
4. Superspace and Superfields
Superspace as a coset
Superfields as fields in superspace
Supersymmetric invariant actions - general philosophy
Chiral superfields
Real superfields
Current superfields
5. Supersymmetric actions: minimal supersymmetry
N=1 Matter actions
N=1 SuperYang-Mills
N=1 Gauge-Matter actions
6. Theories with extended supersymmetry
N=2 supersymmetric actions
N=4 supersymmetric actions
Non-renormalization theorems
7. Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking
Vacua in supersymmetric theories
The goldstone theorem and the goldstino
F-term breaking
Pseudomoduli space: quantum corrections
D-term breaking
Indirect criteria for supersymmetry breaking
8. Supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model
Towards dynamical supersymmetry breaking
The Supertrace mass formula
Beyond MSSM
Spurions, soft terms and the messenger paradigm
Gauge and gravity mediation: basics
Prerequisites:
Differential Geometry and Group Theory
Quantum Field Theory I
The Standard Model of particle physics
Books:
Online Resources:
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susycourse.pdf |
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