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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
Teaching methods:	full-time

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

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Annotation -

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

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.

Course completion requirements - Czech

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

Složení ústní zkoušky.

Literature -

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

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.

Requirements to the exam - Czech

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

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

Syllabus -

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

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.