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Introduction to supersymmetry - NJSF071

Title:	Úvod do supersymetrie
Guaranteed by:	Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics (32-UCJF)
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	4
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time

Guarantor:	Mgr. Martin Schnabl, Ph.D. Renann Lipinski Jusinskas
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Martin Schnabl, Ph.D.
Classification:	Physics > Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics
Comes under:	Doporučené přednášky 2/2

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Annotation -

The aim of this introductory course is to present the fundamental ideas behind supersymmetry and its basic tools, especially superspace techniques. Most of the content will be restricted to quantum mechanics and classical field theory, which should be viewed as pre-requisites.

Last update: Krtička Milan, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (16.05.2018)

Course completion requirements - Czech

Složení ústní zkoušky.

Last update: Krtička Milan, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (10.06.2019)

Literature -

1) J. Wess and J. Bagger, "Supersymmetry and supergravity,'' Princeton, USA: Univ. Pr. (1992).

2) Selection of scientific papers about supersymmetric quantum mechanics, spinning particle, superparticle and other reviews.

3) Personal lecture notes.

Last update: Krtička Milan, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (16.05.2018)

Requirements to the exam - Czech

Požadavky ke zkoušce odpovídají sylabu předmětu v rozsahu prezentovaném na přednášce.

Last update: Krtička Milan, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (10.06.2019)

Syllabus -

1) supersymmetric quantum mechanics (D=1) with the solution of the H atom using supersymmetry;

2) spinors in higher dimensions D=2,4,8,10 and 11;

3) supersymmetry algebra and representations;

4) superspace calculus;

5) superfields in D=2 (spinning string);

6) superfields in D=4: Wess-Zumino model, Super Yang-Mills and Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.

7) basics of SYM in D=10 and SUGRA in D=11.

Last update: Krtička Milan, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (16.05.2018)