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Supersymmetry : squarks, photinos, and the unveiling of the ultimate laws of nature
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- Creator
- Gordon Kane
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Publishing, [2000]
- ©2000
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780738202037, 0738202037
- OCLC
- ocm43875617
- "Helix books."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Foreword / Edward Witten -- 1. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? -- 2. The standard model of particle physics -- 3. Why physics is the easiest science -- Effective theories -- 4. Supersymmetry and sparticles -- 5. Testing supersymmetry experimentally -- 6. What is the universe made of? -- 7. Higgs physics -- 8. Some additional help from supersymmetry, and some challenges -- 9. Supersymmetry, string theory, and the primary theory -- 10. Can we really understand the origin of the universe and its natural law(s)? -- App. A. The Standard Model Higgs mechanism -- App. B. The supersymmetry explanation of the Higgs mechanism -- App. C. Charginos and neutralinos -- App. D. Extra dimensions - large extra dimensions?