The publication of the first edition of "Introduction to Supersymmetry and Supergravity" was a remarkable success. This second edition contains a substantial amount of new material especially on two-dimensional supersymmetry algebras, their irreducible representations as well as rigid and local (i.e. supergravity) theories of 2-dimensional supersymmetry both in x-space and superspace. These theories include the actions for the superstring and the heterotic string. In addition, a chapter is devoted to a discussion on superconformal algebras in two dimensions and contains an account of super operator product expansion.
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"The first edition of this book was probably the best introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity for graduate students. This extended second edition maintains that position." W Cox Mathematical Reviews, 1992
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The best book on supersymmetry,
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I have been studying supersymmetry and supergravity, and this is the best book I found. It is very clear and pedagogical. All the derivations are included. It is a very self-contained and up-to-date book. It is also very complete: it includes treatments of lots of topics. After studying it, the student is able to start research on the field.
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an alternative approach to SUSY,
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This book provides a refreshingly different approach to SUSY on a more algebraic level in contrast to the more standard SUSY textbooks that are motivated from QFT. It is a pleasure to read and everything is well explained from a mathematical physicists point of view. Knowledge of Lie algebras and Z2-graded Lie algebras might come in helpful.
Unfortunately, there are some errors in the book that one finds after careful calculations (or by comparing with other literature). For everyone who is interested in SUSY and SUGRA, this definitely is a great alternative to the more standard approaches taken from a QFT point of view.
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local superspace, rigid superspace, inverse supervielbein, chiral weight, superspace theories, full superspace integral, superspace constraints, superconformal group, tangent indices, supersymmetry group, general multiplet, quantum effective potential, supergravity fields, linear multiplet, spinorial derivatives, supersymmetry algebra, general superfield, superconformal models, superconformal transformation, most general coupling, supersymmetry transformations, rigid supersymmetry, scalar superfield, superconformal currents, superspace action Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Supersymmetry and Supergravity by Julius Wess on page 172, page 401, and Back Matter
- The Method of Second Quantization by F. A. Berezin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Introduction to Supersymmetry in Particle and Nuclear Physics by O. Castanos on page 401
- Workshop on Grand Unification (3rd) (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill April 15-17, 1982) (Progress in Mathematical Physics) by P.H. Frampton in Back Matter
- Problems in Unification and Supergravity (AIP Conference Proceedings) by Farrar on page 402
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- Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory (Graduate Student Series in Physics) by D. Bailin on page 54, page 94, and page 119
- The Supersymmetric World: The Beginnings of the Theory by Gordon L. Kane on page 228, and page 271
- Duality and Supersymmetric Theories (Publications of the Newton Institute) by David I. Olive on page 257
- Physics of the Early Universe: Proceedings of the Thirty Sixth Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Edinburgh, July 24 - August 11 1989 (Scottish Graduate Series) by J.A Peacock on page 279
- Space-Time-Matter: Modern Kaluza-Klein Theory by Paul S. Wesson on page 41
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