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Supersymmetry and Supergravity
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 530.143
EAN: 9780691025308
Edition: 2 Revised
ISBN: 0691025304
Label: Princeton University Press
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 260
Publication Date: March 03, 1992
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Studio: Princeton University Press
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Editorial Review: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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Book Review
This is a good buy for a person who needs a quick review of SUSY. The essential algebra needed by one who needs to work in SUSY or SUGRA can be found in this book. However if you are planning to learn SUSY from scratch a better idea might be to read a good review article and supplement the reading by consulting this book. A well written text this book definitely is a very good buy.
Rating:  - Necessary but not sufficient
This is one of those books that is still around because
it fills a niche that no modern book has been able
to fill. It introduces N=1 susy quickly and concisely.
The reader must work through every equation in order
to get something out of this book. The reason why people
continue to use this book of equations is because the
equations are right. If you try other books, they are
filled with typos and sometimes even more serious errors.
Get through the first ... Read More
Rating: - Classic intro to SUSY
This book is the classic introduction to superfields. It is very elegant an formal, and appeals to the more mathematically minded particle physics student. It contains almost nothing on phenomenological applications of supersymmetry, and keeps it's hands clean by avoiding messy but important topics, such as regularization of supersymmetric gauge theories.
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