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Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

1 Important Basic Concepts in Particle Physics

 1.1 Introduction

 1.2 Symmetries and Currents

 1.3 Local Symmetries and Yang-Mills Fields

 1.4 Quantum Chromodynamic Theory of Strong Interactions

 1.5 Hidden Symmetries of Weak Interactions

 References

2 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

 2.1 Symmetries and Their Realizations

 2.2 Nambu-Goldstone Bosons for an Arbitrary Non-Abelian Group

 2.3 Some Properties of Nambu-Goldstone Bosons

 2.4 Phenomenology of Massless and Near-Massless Spin-0 Bosons

 2.5 The Higgs-Kibble Mechanism in Gauge Theories

 2.6 Group Theory of the Higgs Phenomenon

 2.7 Renormalizability and Triangle Anomalies

 References

3 The SU(2)L x U(1) Model

 3.1 The SU(2)L x U(1) Model of Glashow, Weinberg, and Salam

 3.2 Neutral-Current Interactions

 3.3 Masses and Decay Properties of W and Z Bosons

 3.4 Fermion Masses and Mixing

 3.5 Higher-Order-Induced Flavor-Changing Neutral-Current Effects

 3.6 The Higgs Bosons

 3.7 SU(2)L x U(1) Model with Two Higgs Doublets

 3.8 Puzzles of the Standard Model

 3.9 Outline of the Various Scenarios

 3.10 Beyond the Standard Model

 References

4 CP Violation: Weak and Strong

 4.1 CP Violation in Weak Interactions

 4.2 CP Violation in Gauge Models: Generalities

 4.3 The Kobayashi-Maskawa Model

 4.4 Left-Right Symmetric Models of CP Violation

 4.5 The Higgs Exchange Models

 4.6 Strong CP Violation and the 0-Problem

 4.7 Solutions to the Strong CP Problem without the Axion

 4.8 Summary

 References

5 Grand Unification and the SU(5) Model

 5.1 The Hypothesis of Grand Unification

 5.2 SU(N) Grand Unification

 5.3 Sin2 Ow in Grand Unified Theories (GUT)

 5.4 SU(5)

 5.5 Grand Unification Mass Scale and Sin2θw at Low Energies

 5.6 Detailed Predictions of the SU(5) Model for Proton Decay

 5.7 Some Other Aspects of the SU(5) Model

 5.8 Gauge Coupling Unification with Intermediate Scales before Grand Unification

 References

6 Symmetric Models of Weak Interactions and Massive Neutrinos

 6.1 Why Left-Right Symmetry?

 6.2 The Model, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge Boson Masses

 6.3 Limits on MzR and rnwR from Charged-Current Weak Interactions

 6.4 Properties of Neutrinos and Lepton-Number-Violating Processes

 6.5 Baryon Number Nonconservation and Higher Unification

 6.6 Sin2θw and the Scale of Partial Unification

 6.7 Left-Right Symmetry——An Alternative Formulation

 6.8 Higher Order Effects

 6.9 Conclusions

 References

7 SO(10) Grand Unification

 7.1 Introduction

 7.2 SO(2N) in an SU(N) Basis [3]

 7.3 Fermion Masses and the "Charge Conjugation" Operator

 7.4 Symmetry-Breaking Patterns and Intermediate Mass Scales

 7.5 Decoupling Parity and SU(2)R Breaking Scales

 7.6 Second Z' Boson

 References

8 Technicolor and Compositeness

 8.1 Why Compositeness?

 8.2 Technicolor and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

 8.3 Techni-Composite Pseudo-Goldstone Bosons

 8.4 Fermion Masses

 8.5 Composite Quarks and Leptons

 8.6 Light Quarks and Leptons and 't Hooft Anomaly Matching

 8.7 Examples of 't Hooft Anomaly Matching

 8.8 Some Dynamical Constraints on Composite Models

 8.9 Other Aspects of Composite Models

 8.10 Symmetry Breaking via Top-Quark Condensate

 References

9 Global Supersymmetry

 9.1 Supersymmetry

 9.2 A Supersymmetric Field Theory

 9.3 Two-Component Notation

 9.4 Superfields

 9.5 Vector and Chiral Superfields

 References

10 Field Theories with Global Supersymmetry

 10.1 Supersymmetry Action

 10.2 Supersymmetric Gauge Invariant Lagrangian

 10.3 Feynman Rules for Supersymmetric Theories [3]

 10.4 Allowed Soft-Breaking Terms

 References

11 Broken Supersymmetry and Application to Particle Physics

 11.1 Spontaneous Breaking of Supersymmetry

 11.2 Supersymmetric Analog of the Goldberger Treiman Relation

 11.3 D-Type Breaking of Supersymmetry

 11.4 O'Raifeartaigh Mechanism or F-Type Breaking of Supersymmetry

 11.5 A Mass Formula for Supersymmetric Theories and the Need for Soft Breaking

 References

12 Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model

 12.1 Introduction, Field Content and the Lagrangian

 12.2 Constraints on the Masses of Superparticles

 12.3 Other Effects of Superparticles

 12.4 Why Go beyond the MSSM?

 12.5 Mechanisms for Supersymmetry Breaking

 12.6 Renormalization of Soft Supersymmetry-Breaking Parameters

 12.7 Supersymmetric Left-Right Model

 References

13 Supersymmetric Grand Unification

 13.1 The Supersymmetric SU(5)

 13.2 Proton Decay in the Supersymmetry SU(5) Model

13.2.1 Problems and Prospects for SUSY SU(5)

 13.3 Supersymmetric SO(10)

13.3.1 Symmetry Breaking and Fermion Masses

13.3.2 Neutrino Masses, R-Parity Breaking, 126 yrs. 16

13.3.3 Doublet-Triplet Splitting (D-T-S):

 References

14 Local Supersymmetry (N = 1)

 14.1 Connection Between Local Supersymmetry and Gravity.

 14.2 Rarita-Schwinger Formulation of the Massless Spin-3/2 Field

 14.3 Elementary General Relativity

 14.4 N = 1 Supergravity Lagrangian 

 14.5 Group Theory of Gravity and Supergravity Theories . .

 14.6 Local Conformal Symmetry and Gravity

 14.7 Conformal Supergravity and Matter Couplings

 14.8 Matter Couplings and the Scalar Potential in Supergravity

 14.9 Super-Higgs Effect

 14.10 Different Formulations of Supergravity

 References

15 Application of Supergravity (N=1) to Particle Physics

 15.1 Effective Lagrangian from Supergravity

 15.2 The Polonyi Model of Supersymmetry Breaking

 15.3 Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supergravity

 15.4 Grand Unification and N = 1 Supergravity

 References

16 Beyond N=1 Supergravity

 16.1 Beyond Supergravity

 16.2 Extended Supersymmetries (N=2)

 16.3 Supersymmetries with N>2

 16.4 Higher-Dimensional Supergravity Theories

 16.5 d =10Super-Yang-Mills Theory

 References

17 Superstrings and Quark-Lepton Physics

 17.1 Introduction to Strings

 17.2 Light Cone Quantization and Vacuum Energy of the String

 17.3 Neveu-Schwarz and Ramond Strings

 17.4 GSO Projection and Supersymmetric Spectrum

 17.5 Heterotic String

 17.6 N = 1 Super-Yang-Mills Theory in Ten Dimensions

 17.7 Compactification and the Calabi-Yau Manifold

 17.8 Brief Introduction to Complex Manifolds

 17.9 Calabi-Yau Manifolds and Polynomial Representations for (2, 1) Forms

 17.10 Assignment of Particles, the Ee-GUT Model [18], and Symmetry Breaking

 17.11 Supersymmetry Breaking

 17.12 Cosmological Implications of the Intermediate Scale

 17.13 A Real Superstring Model with Four Generations

 17.14 String Theories, Extra Dimensions, and Gauge Coupling Unification

17.14.1 Weakly Coupled Heterotic String, Mass Scales, and Gauge Coupling Unification

17.14.2 Strongly Coupled Strings, Large Extra Dimensions, and Low String Scales

17.14.3 Effect of Extra Dimensions on Gauge Coupling Unification

 17.15 Conclusion

 References

Index