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Introduction to Supersymmetry and Supergravity

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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.

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.