The Quantum Theory of Fields: Volume 3, Supersymmetry - Hardcover

Weinberg, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521660009 ISBN 13: 9780521660006

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

In this third volume of The Quantum Theory of Fields, available for the first time in paperback, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg continues his masterly exposition of quantum field theory. This volume presents a self-contained, up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to supersymmetry, a highly active area of theoretical physics. The text introduces and explains a broad range of topics, including supersymmetric algebras, supersymmetric field theories, extended supersymmetry, supergraphs, non-perturbative results, theories of supersymmetry in higher dimensions, and supergravity. A thorough review is given of the phenomenological implications of supersymmetry, including theories of both gauge and gravitationally-mediated supersymmetry breaking. Also provided is an introduction to mathematical techniques, based on holomorphy and duality, that have proved so fruitful in recent developments. This book contains much material not found in other books on supersymmetry, including previously unpublished results. Exercises are included.

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About the Author

Steven Weinberg was educated at Cornell, Copenhagen and Princeton, and taught at Columbia, Berkeley, MIT, and Harvard, where from 1973 to 1982 he was Higgins Professor of Physics. In 1982 he moved to the University of Texas at Austin and founded its Theory Group. At Texas he holds the Josey Regental Chair of Science and is a member of the Physics and Astronomy Departments. His research has spanned a broad range of topics in quantum field theory, elementary particle physics, and cosmology, and has been honored with numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physics, the National Medal of Science, the Heinemann Prize in Mathematical Physics, the Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Madison Medal of Princeton University, and the Oppenheimer Prize. He also holds honorary doctoral degrees from a dozen universities. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of London, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Astronomical Union, and the American Philosophical Society. In addition to his well-known treatise, " Gravitation and Cosmology " he has written several books for general readers, including the prize-winning " The First Three Minutes " (now translated into 22 foreign languages), " The Discovery of Subatomic Particle " and most recently " Dreams of a Final Theory ".

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521660009
• ISBN 13: 9780521660006
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 442