Geometry of Supersymmetric Gauge Theories

Including an Introduction to BRS Differential Algebras and Anomalies

von Francois Gieres

191 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics
• ISBN: 9783662136775
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.08.2014
• Genre: Physik, Astronomie/Theoretische Physik
• Verlag: Springer Berlin