Overview
The Standard Model of elementary particles and interactions is one of the best tested theories in physics. It has been found to be in remarkable agreement with experiment, and its validity at the quantum level has been successfully probed in the electroweak sector. In spite of its experimental successes, though, the Standard Model suffers from a number of limitations, and is likely to be an incomplete theory. It contains many arbitrary parameters; it does not include gravity, the fourth elementary interaction; it does not provide an explanation for the hierarchy between the scale of electroweak interactions and the Planck scale, characteristic of gravitational interactions; and finally, it fails to account for the dark matter and the baryon asymmetry of the universe. This led particle theorists to develop and study various extensions of the Standard Model, such as supersymmetric theories, Grand Unified Theories or theories with extra space-time dimensions - most of which have been proposed well before the experimental verification of the Standard Model. The coming generation of experimental facilities (such as high-energy colliders, B-physics experiments, neutrino superbeams, as well as astrophysical and cosmological observational facilities) will allow us to test the predictions of these theories and to deepen our understanding of the fundamental laws of nature.This book is a collection of lectures given in August 2005 at the Les Houches Summer School on Particle Physics beyond the Standard Model. It provides a pedagogical introduction to the various aspects of particle physics beyond the Standard Model, covering each topic from the basics to the most recent developments: supersymmetric theories, Grand Unified Theories, theories with extra dimensions, flavour physics and CP violation, neutrino physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology.
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Author: Dmitri Kazakov (Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research,<br>141 980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia) ,
Stéphane Lavignac (Service de Physique Théorique, CEA/Saclay - Orme des Merisiers, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France) ,
Jean Dalibard (Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS, Paris, France)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Edition: 70th edition
Volume: 84
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.230kg
ISBN: 9780444528148
ISBN 10: 0444528148
Pages: 712
Publication Date: 04 July 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Dmitri Kazakov works in the field of quantum field theory and theoretical particle physics. His recent activities are centered on the phenomenology and astrophysical implications of supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model. Stéphane Lavignac works in the field of theoretical particle physics. His recent activities are centered on neutrino physics and flavour physics in extensions of the Standard Model. Jean Dalibard works in the field of atomic physics and quantum optics. His recent activities is centered on the physics of cold quantum gases, in particular Bose-Einstein condensation.
