Syllabus for Advanced Supersymmetry
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(Physics 246B, UC Davis, Spring 2012)
- Holomorphy
- Non-renormalization theorems
- The holomorphic gauge coupling
- Gaugino condensation
- NSVZ beta function
- The Affleck--Dine--Seiberg superpotential
- Seiberg duality for SUSY QCD
- Phases of gauge theories
- Moduli space
- Infrared fixed points
- Duality
- S-Confinement
- Deconfinement
- Dynamical SUSY breaking
- Direct gauge mediation
- Single sector models
- The Seiberg--Witten theory
- Elliptic curves
- Monopole condensation
- Superconformal field theories
- A-Maximization
- Argyres--Douglas points
- Supergravity
- 4, 5, 10, and 11 dimensions
- Anomaly and gaugino mediation
- Introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence
- D-brane constructions of gauge theories
- Spectra of CFT operators and AdS_5 x S^5 KK modes
- finite temperature and confinement
- The glueball mass gap
- orbifolds
- Lecture 1: The power of holomorphy
- Lecture 2: Instantons and anomalies in the Path Integral
- Lecture 3: Broken instantons, gaugino condensation, exact beta functions
- Lecture 4: Exact beta functions and the ADS superpotential
- Lecture 5: ADS superpotential, instantons and gaugino condensation
- Lecture 6: Anomaly Matching
- Lecture 7: SUSY QCD, fixed points and anomaly matching
- Lecture 8: Seiberg Duality
- Lecture 9: Seiberg Duality and SO(N)
- Lecture 10: Sp Duality and S-confinement
- Lecture 11: Deconfinement and SUSY breaking
- Lecture 12: Dynamical SUSY breaking
- Lecture 13: Duality and SUSY breaking
- Lecture 14: Monopoles and Dyons in N=1
- Lecture 15: Seiberg-Witten
- Lecture 16: Superconformal Theories
- Lecture 17: Supergravity
- Lecture 18: Anomaly and Gaugino Mediation
- Lecture 19: Introduction to String Theory and AdS
- Lecture 20: Introduction to AdS/CFT
Location: Phys 432
Time: Tue. Thu. 2-3:30pm
Lecturer: John Terning
Grader: Josh Cooperman
Office: 435
Office Hours: TBA
Web Page: http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/teaching/246B/
Course Outline
Textbook: Modern Supersymmetry
Slides: adapted from textbook
Grading will be based on regular reading assignments, problem sets, and a take home final. The grade breakdown will be 15% on reading assignments, 55% on problems sets, and 30% on the final exam
Assignments will be available online
The assignment web site requires a one-time registration.Note 15 % will be deducted per day late for all problem sets.
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