Jurgen reuter susy lectures and exercises maria laach, 092007. Measured gauge couplings at lep unify in mssm but not in sm if susy is at the weak scale x. Weak scale supersymmetry isbn 9780521857864 pdf epub howard. These limits contradict older simplistic notions of naturalness that emerged in the 1980s1990s, leading to the rather pessimistic view that susy is now excluded except for perhaps some. Finally we end with a brief look at supersymmetry in other dimensions, describing spinors and supersymmetry algebras in various dimensions, 5dimensional n1 and 2 theories, and 6dimensional n2,0 and 1,1 theories. Experiments at the lhc have not yet revealed any sign for direct production of. Mssm is the minimal supersymmetrical model as it considers only the minimum number of new particle states and new interactions consistent with phenomenology. The focus of this book is really supersymmetry at the lhc, written by.
For the case of weak scale supersymmetry susy, lhc has found rather generally that gluinos are beyond about 2. Weakscale supersymmetry is at present the most wellmotivated framework for. The level of discussion is aimed at readers who are familiar with the standard model and quantum. Thus, a theory of weakscale supersymmetry, where the effective scale of supersymmetry breaking is tied to the scale of electroweak symmetry. In other cases, the term is used more loosely to refer to energies in a broad range around 100 gev. Supersymmetric models of particle physics predict new superpartner matter states for each particle in the standard. The standard model cannot be the correct theory of fundamental particles and their interactions applicable at all. It was widely anticipated that superpartners would reveal themselves once the tev scale was probed in high energy collisions. West royal holloway, university of london egham, surrey, tw20 0ex email. Rparity and the lightest supersymmetric particle i. A supersymmetry primer, steve martin hepph9709356 theory and phenomenology of sparticles, manual drees, rohini godbole, probir roy world scientific weak scale supersymmetry. In particle physics, the electroweak scale, also known as the fermi scale, is the energy scale around 246 gev, a typical energy of processes described by the electroweak theory. Bagger department of physics and astronomy johns hopkins university baltimore, md 21218 these lectures contain an introduction to the theory and practice of weak scale supersymmetry.
May 17, 2014 h baer and x tata weak scale supersymmetry. Pdf naturalness, weak scale supersymmetry, and the. The focus of this book is really supersymmetry at the lhc, and so. Howard krupovnickas, tadas mustafayev, azar park, eunkyung profumo, stefano and tata, xerxes 2005. Bagger department of physics and astronomy johns hopkins university baltimore, md 21218 these lectures contain an introduction to the theory and practice of weakscale supersymmetry. From superfields to scattering events by howard baer, xerxes tata free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books, online books, books. Model building and collider physics above the weak scale pdf phd. Radiativelydriven natural supersymmetry radiative natural susy with a 125 gev higgs boson with v. Impactof muonanomalous magnetic moment on supersymmetric. Supersymmetric models of particle physics predict new superpartner matter states for each particle in the standard model. These superpartners will have wide ranging implications, from cosmology to observations at high energy accelerators, such as cerns lhc. M2 gives probability must normailze and sum integrate over all momentum con. Weak scale supersymmetry pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files.
There is nothing here that cannot be improved upon so here are some suggestions for further reading. Elementary particle physics physics 225b syllabus winter 2015 professor jeffrey d. Pdf naturalness, weak scale supersymmetry, and the prospect. Naturalness constraints and the little hierarchy i.
Baer, tata weak scale supersymmetry cambridge university press, 2006 aitchison supersymmetry in particle physics. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Weak scale supersymmetry susy remains a compelling extension of the standard model because it stabilizes the quantum corrections to the higgs and w, z boson masses. The particular number 246 gev is taken to be the vacuum expectation value. In some cases the term electroweak scale is used to refer to the temperature of. Weak scale supersymmetry, cup 2006, by howard baer and xerxes.
Nilles, supersymmetry, supergravity and particle physics, phys. If supersymmetry is restored at the weak scale, then the higgs mass is related to supersymmetry breaking which can be induced from small nonperturbative effects explaining the vastly different scales in the weak interactions and gravitational interactions. West royal holloway, university of london egham, surrey, tw20 0ex. Supersymmetric models of particle physics predict new superpartner matter states for each known. Thus the brookhaven experiment can potentially probe weak scale supersymmetry.
Supersymmetry, part i theory revised september 2015 by howard e. A type of spacetime symmetry, supersymmetry is a possible candidate for undiscovered particle physics, and seen by some physicists as an elegant solution to many current problems in. In natural susy models these corrections are, by definition, never much larger than the corresponding masses. Gainer, peisi huang, michael savoy, hasan serce, xerxes tata weak scale supersymmetry susy remains a compelling extension of the standard model because it stabilizes the quantum corrections to the higgs and w, z boson masses. Weak scale supersymmetry is an especially well motivated extension of the sm in which contributions to a from loops with supersymmetric susy particles naturally have a magnitude comparable to electroweak e.
The minimal supersymmetric standard model mssm is an extension to the standard model that realizes supersymmetry. Higgs mass is driven negative around the electroweak scale inducing a vacuum expectation value for the higgs at the correct scale. Exploring the bwca binowino coannihilation scenario for neutralino dark matter. These lecture notes accompany the supersymmetry lectures delivered at busstepp in 2014. From superfields to scattering events, howard baer and xerxes tata cambridge university press. In particle physics, supersymmetry susy is a conjectured relationship between two basic. Electroweak symmetry breaking is a derived consequence of supersymmetry breaking in many particle physics models with weakscale supersymmetry, whereas electroweak symmetry breaking in the sm is put in by hand. From superfields to scattering events new ed by professor howard baer, xerxes tata isbn. Mixed higgsino dark matter from a reduced su3 gaugino mass. Baer and tata s book is a good introduction to practical supersymmetry theory and offers a helpful chapter on the superspace formalism and material on possible ways of breaking supersymmetry. Weak scale supersymmetry from superfields to scattering events howard baer and xerxes tata cambridge u. Aspirations and prospects, tdli, shanghai, april 2019 2. They develop the technical tools of supersymmetry using fourcomponent spinor notation familiar to high energy experimentalists and phenomenologists. Xerxes tata is a professor in the department of physics and astronomy, university of hawaii.
Upper bounds on sparticle masses from naturalness or how to disprove weak scale supersymmetry howard baer 1, vernon barger2y, and michael savoy z 1dept. Weak scale supersymmetry isbn 9780521857864 pdf epub. Soft supersymmetry breaking and the supersymmetric standard model. Weak scale supersymmetry by howard baer cambridge core. In particle physics, supersymmetry susy is a conjectured relationship between two basic classes of elementary particles. Constraints from virtual exchange of supersymmetric particles i.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Weak scale supersymmetry from superfields to scattering events. From superfields to scattering events kindle edition by baer, howard, tata, xerxes. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads. Weak scale supersymmetry by howard baer and xerxes tata, 2006.
Martin department of physics, northern illinois university, dekalb il 60115 i provide a pedagogical introduction to supersymmetry. In some cases the term electroweak scale is used to refer to the temperature of electroweak symmetry breaking, 159. Introduction to supersymmetry joseph conlon hilary term 2010 1 introduction and references these notes accompany the supersymmetry lecures given in hilary and trinity term 2009. Xerxes tata weak scale supersymmetry from superfields to scattering events. Interactions may have been above this scale during the electroweak epoch. Howard baer xerxes tata weak scale supersymmetry from superfields to scattering events. Witten only reason for superpartners at the tev scale. Supersymmetry pairs bosons with fermions, so every standard model particle has a superpartner yet. Kane michigan center for theoretical physics, randall physics lab, university of michigan email. An introduction to the ideas and current state of weak scale supersymmetry is given. Lhc susy and wimp dark matter searches confront the string. Introduction we derive an explicit expression for the.
They begin with a discussion of the hierarchy problem and the motivation for weak scale supersymmetry. What hadron collider is required to discover or falsify. Supersymmetry, naturalness and light higgsinos springerlink. The explicit pure vector superfield in gauge theories. It is shown that lep data on z decays has already excluded two of the most elegant models of weak scale supersymmetry. From superfields to scattering events by howard baer, xerxes tata for online ebook. Isbn 0521857864 theory and phenomenology of sparticles an account of fourdimensional n 1 supersymmetry in high energy physics manuel drees, rohini godbole, and probir roy world scientific. In this text, the authors develop the basic concepts of supersymmetry and show how it can be incorporated into a theoretical framework for describing unified theories of elementary particles. These notes accompany the supersymmetry lecures given in hilary and trinity term 2009. A re sult of this was the early paper with stuart raby and frank wilczek 14 in which we computed the unification mass in the presence of the mini mal supersymmetric particle content at the weak scale. Soft supersymmetry breaking and the supersymmetric. Supersymmetry plays a crucial role in establishing and exploit. They cover a basic introduction to supersymmetry with a detailed description of.
Weak scale supersymmetry, cup 2006, by howard baer and xerxes tata. Naturalness, weak scale supersymmetry, and the prospect for the observation of supersymmetry at the fermilab tevatron and at the cern lhc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading weak scale supersymmetry. If your interest in supersymmetry is primarily the mssm and its phenomenology, this is the book to buy. Baer and tata s weak scale supersymmetry is the most phenomenological text, closest to what will be needed to make detailed interpretations of the data. They begin with a discussion of the hierarchy problem and the motivation for weakscale supersymmetry. If your interest in supersymmetry is primarily the.
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