Geometry of Supersymmetric Gauge Theories [[electronic resource] ] : Including an Introduction to BRS Differential Algebras and Anomalies / / by Francois Gieres

• Autore: Gieres Francois
• Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1988
• Edizione: 1st ed. 1988.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VIII, 191 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.15
• Soggetto topico: Physics; Elementary particles (Physics); Quantum field theory; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Contents: The Canonical Geometric Structure of Rigid Superspace and Susy Transformations -- The General Structure of Sym-Theories -- Classical Sym-Theories in the Gauge Real Representation -- BRS-Differential Algebras in Sym-Theories -- Geometry of Extended Supersymmetry -- Appendices: Superspace Conventions and Notations (for N=1, d=4). Complex (and Hermitean) Conjugation in Simple Supersymmetry. Complex Conjugation in N=2 Supersymmetry. Geometric Interpretation of the Canonical Linear Connection on Reductive Homogeneous Spaces. Koszul's Formula (BRS Cohomology). On the Description of Anticommuting Spinors in Ordinary and Supersymmetric Field Theories -- References -- Subject Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This monograph gives a detailed and pedagogical account of the geometry of rigid superspace and supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories. While the core of the text is concerned with the classical theory, the quantization and anomaly problem are briefly discussed following a comprehensive introduction to BRS differential algebras and their field theoretical applications. Among the treated topics are invariant forms and vector fields on superspace, the matrix-representation of the super-Poincaré group, invariant connections on reductive homogeneous spaces and the supermetric approach. Various aspects of the subject are discussed for the first time in textbook and are consistently presented in a unified geometric formalism. Requiring essentially no background on supersymmetry and only a basic knowledge of differential geometry, this text will serve as a mathematically lucid introduction to supersymmetric gauge theories.
• Titolo autorizzato: Geometry of Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
• ISBN: 3-540-39100-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996466702103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Lecture Notes in Physics, . 0075-8450 ; ; 302