Physics Beyond the Standard Model - SS 2010

(From Supersymmetry to Extra Dimensions)

Lecturer: A. Hebecker , Time and Location: We 11-13, Fr 11-13, Philosophenweg 19, Seminar Room, first lecture: 14. April

With tutorials: Wed 14-16, Philosophenweg 12, neuer HS, first tutorial: 21. April; Tutors: Gianmassimo Tasinato (tel. 549436) and Sven Krause (tel. 549434)


Notes

1 Introduction

2 The Standard Model

3 Supersymmetry

4 Supersymmetry Breaking

5 The MSSM

6 The MSSM - Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

7 The MSSM - One-Loop Correction and Little Hierarchy Problem

8 Supergravity and SUSY Breaking Mediation

9 Grand Unification

10 Flavor, Neutrinos, Electroweak Precision Analysis

11 Technicolor, Little Higgs Models, Extra Dimensions etc. (see notes of 2008 below, Chapters 9 - 11)

12 Strong CP Problem and Axion

Appendix: Dynkin diagrams


Literature:

T.-P. Cheng / L.-F. Li: Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics, Oxford University Press (OUP), 1984

R. Barbieri: Lectures on the ElectroWeak Interactions, Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore, 2007 --- related lecture notes are also available electronically.

Literature on Supersymmetry can be found at the Web page of my SUSY/SUGRA lecture (we will use, in particular, the book by Wess and Bagger and the lecture notes by S. P. Martin).

M. A. Luty, 2004 TASI Lectures on Supersymmetry Breaking, hep-th/0509029

J. F. Gunion and E. Haber, Nucl. Phys. B272:1, 1986, Erratum-ibid. B402:567, 1993.

J. Ellis, G. Ridolfi, F. Zwirner, Phys. Lett. B257:83, 1991.

C.T. Hill and E.H. Simmons: Strong Dynamics and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking hep-ph/0203079

M. Schmaltz: Little Higgs goes to TASI, Lectures at Theoretical Advance Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI 2004), Published in *Boulder 2004, Physics in D >= 4* 463-492.

M. Quiros: New ideas in symmetry breaking, hep-ph/0302189

R. Rattazzi: Physics beyond the standard model, hep-ph/0607058

P. Ramond: Journeys Beyond The Standard Model (Frontiers in Physics, V. 101.), Westview Press, 1999.

H. Georgi's notes on "Weak Interactions" and "Effective Field Theories" can be found at his home page.

G. Ross: Grand Unified Theories, Benjamin/Cummings, 1984.

Donoghue / Golowich / Holstein: Dynamics of the Standard Model, Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Krippendorf / Quevedo / Schlotterer: Cambridge Lectures on Supersymmetry and Extra Dimensions, 1011.1491


Notes of similar course in 2008

1 Introduction

2 The Standard Model

3 Yukawa Couplings, Flavor and Neutrino Masses

4 Supersymmetry

5 MSSM - Basic Structure

6 MSSM - Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

7 MSSM - Loop Corrections, Running and Fine Tuning

8 Supergravity and SUSY-Breaking Mediation

9 Technicolor

10 Little Higgs Models

11 Extra Dimensions (and some further issues)


Earlier Notes:

Notes of an even earlier course of 2004/2005 are available in the library of the ITP (Philosophenweg 16).