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SUPERSYMMETRY AND STRING THEORY
Beyond the Standard Model
The past decade has witnessed some dramatic developments in the field of theoret-
ical physics, including advancements in supersymmetry and string theory. There
have also been spectacular discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology. The next
few years will be an exciting time in particle physics with the start of the Large
Hadron Collider at CERN.
This book is prehensive introduction to these recent developments, and
provides the tools necessary to develop models of phenomena important in both
accelerators and cosmology. It contains a review of the Standard Model, covering
non-perturbative topics, and a discussion of grand unified theories and ic
monopoles. The book focuses on three principal areas: supersymmetry, string the-
ory, and astrophysics and cosmology. The chapters on supersymmetry introduce the
basics of supersymmetry and its phenomenology, and cover dynamics, dynamical
supersymmetry breaking, and electric–ic duality. The book then introduces
general relativity and the big bang theory, and the basic issues in inflationary cos-
mologies. The section on string theory discusses the spectra of known string theo-
ries, and the features of their interactions. pactification of string theories is
treated extensively. The book also includes brief introductions to technicolor, large
extra dimensions, and the Randall–Sundrum theory of warped spaces.
Supersymmetry and String Theory will enable readers to develop models for
new physics, and to consider their implications for accelerator experiments. This
will be of great interest to graduates and researchers in the fields of parti-
cle theory, string theory, astrophysics, and cosmology. The book contains sev-
eral problems and password-protected solutions will be available to lecturers at
0521858410.
Michael Dine is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa
Cruz. He is an A. P. Sloan F