Rabindra N. Mohapatra - Böcker

Derived from a course given at the University of Maryland for advanced graduate students, this book deals with some of the latest developments in our attempts to construct a unified theory of the fundamental interactions of nature. Among the topics covered are spontaneous symmetry breaking, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, and supergravity. the book starts with a quick review of elementary particle theory and continues with a discussion of composite quarks, leptons, Higgs bosons, and CP violation; it concludes with consideration of supersymmetric unification schemes, in which bosons and leptons are considered in some sense equivalent. The third edition will be completely revised and brought up to date, particularly by including discussions of the many experimental developments in recent years.

Derived from a course given at the University of Maryland for advanced graduate students, this book deals with some of the latest developments in our attempts to construct a unified theory of the fundamental interactions of nature. Among the topics covered are spontaneous symmetry breaking, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, and supergravity. the book starts with a quick review of elementary particle theory and continues with a discussion of composite quarks, leptons, Higgs bosons, and CP violation; it concludes with consideration of supersymmetric unification schemes, in which bosons and leptons are considered in some sense equivalent. The third edition will be completely revised and brought up to date, particularly by including discussions of the many experimental developments in recent years.

Every second of every day, we are exposed to billions of neutrinos emitted by the Sun, and yet they seem to pass straight through us with no apparent effect at all.

Are neutrinos massless particles as predicted by the standard model of electroweak interactions? There are however many reasons to suspect that neutrinos may indeed be massive and understanding the neutrino mass may hold the key to our understanding of physics beyond the standard model.This book provides a comprehensive overview of our present understanding of neutrino mass in unified gauge theories, its phenomenological and cosmological implications. It is divided into four parts. The first part presents a model independent discussion of the properties of the neutrino and nature of the neutrino masses. Part 2 deals with neutrino masses in unified and grand unified theories. In Part 3, phenomenological implications of neutrino mass is discussed. This includes neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay and electromagnetic properties of neutrinos. Part 4 considers the solar neutrino puzzle, SN1987A and cosmological constraints on the neutrino properties. The book is meant for beginning and advanced graduate students in particle physics as well as active researchers in the field. It contains an extensive list of references to the original literature.

Are neutrinos massless particles as predicted by the standard model of electroweak interactions? There are however many reasons to suspect that neutrinos may indeed be massive and understanding the neutrino mass may hold the key to our understanding of physics beyond the standard model.This book provides a comprehensive overview of our present understanding of neutrino mass in unified gauge theories, its phenomenological and cosmological implications. It is divided into four parts. The first part presents a model independent discussion of the properties of the neutrino and nature of the neutrino masses. Part 2 deals with neutrino masses in unified and grand unified theories. In Part 3, phenomenological implications of neutrino mass is discussed. This includes neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay and electromagnetic properties of neutrinos. Part 4 considers the solar neutrino puzzle, SN1987A and cosmological constraints on the neutrino properties. The book is meant for beginning and advanced graduate students in particle physics as well as active researchers in the field. It contains an extensive list of references to the original literature.

Offers an up-to-date discussion on the theory, phenomenology, cosmology and astrophysics of massive neutrons. It includes a chapter on mathematical preliminaries that lead to the derivation of the standard model and properties, and which gives a discussion on the nature Dirac and Majorana masses for neutrinos and the various extensions of the standard model that explain the small neutrino mass. Various phenomena related to neutrino mass such as rare decays of muons and kaons, double beta decay, and neutrinos in a medium, are discussed. The final chapters include discussions on solar and supernova neutrinos and neutrino cosmology. References to the existing literature are included.

The recent groundbreaking discovery of nonzero neutrino masses and oscillations has put the spotlight on massive neutrinos as one of the key windows on physics beyond the standard model as well as into the early universe. This third edition of the invaluable book Massive Neutrinos in Physics and Astrophysics is an introduction to the various issues related to the theory and phenomenology of massive neutrinos for the nonexpert, providing at the same time a complete and up-to-date discussion on the latest results in the field for the active researcher. It is designed not merely to be a guide but also as a self-contained tool for research with all the necessary techniques and logics included. Specially emphasized are the various implications of neutrino discoveries for the nature of new forces. Elementary discussions on topics such as grand unification, left-right symmetry and supersymmetry are presented. The most recent cosmological and astrophysical implications of massive neutrinos are also dealt with.

The recent groundbreaking discovery of nonzero neutrino masses and oscillations has put the spotlight on massive neutrinos as one of the key windows on physics beyond the standard model as well as into the early universe. This third edition of the invaluable book Massive Neutrinos in Physics and Astrophysics is an introduction to the various issues related to the theory and phenomenology of massive neutrinos for the nonexpert, providing at the same time a complete and up-to-date discussion on the latest results in the field for the active researcher. It is designed not merely to be a guide but also as a self-contained tool for research with all the necessary techniques and logics included. Specially emphasized are the various implications of neutrino discoveries for the nature of new forces. Elementary discussions on topics such as grand unification, left-right symmetry and supersymmetry are presented. The most recent cosmological and astrophysical implications of massive neutrinos are also dealt with.

This book is a collection of theoretical advanced summer institute lectures by world experts in the field of collider physics and neutrinos, the two frontier areas of particle physics today. It is aimed at graduate students and beginning researchers, and as such, provides many pedagogical details not generally available in standard conference proceedings.