Course: Supersymmetry and Supergravity (2018-19)

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Course Term: Hilary

Course Weight: 1

Course Overview:

16 lectures
Area: PT
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Course Syllabus:

Motivations for supersymmetry, spinors in various dimensions, supersymmetry algebras and representations,
supersymmetric quantum mechanics and the Witten index, superfields and superspace, SUSY field theories in 3+1 dimensions, non-renormalisation theorems, introduction to SUSY breaking, the MSSM and its phenomenology, basic properties of supergravity.

Lecturer(s):

Dr Cyril Closset

Assessment Type:

Invigilated written examination in TT or no formal assessment; homework completion

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