Physics in D Greater Than or Equal to 4 : Tasi 2004, Proceedings of the Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics, Boulder, CO, USA, 6 June-2 July 2004

by Terning, John; Wagner, Carlos E. M.; Zeppenfeld, Dieter

• ISBN13: 9789812568090
• ISBN10: 9812568093
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-05
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This book contains write-ups of lectures from a summer school for advanced graduate students in elementary particle physics. In the first lecture, Scott Willenbrock gives an overview of the standard model of particle physics. This is followed by reviews of specific areas of standard model physics: precision electroweak analysis by James Wells, quantum chromodynamics and 10:35 AM 5/24/200610:35 AM 5/24/2006jets by George Stennan, and heavy quark effective field by Matthias Neubert. Developments in neutrino physics are discussed by AndrC) de Gouvea and the theory behind the Higgs boson is addressed by Laura Reina. Collider phenomenology from both experimental and theoretical perspectives are highlighted by Heidi Schelhnan and Tao Han. A brief survey of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking is provided by R Sekhar Chivukula and Elizabeth H Simmons. Martin Schmaltz covers the recent proposals for "little" Higgs theories. Markus Luty describes what is needed to make supersymmetric theories realistic by breaking supersymmetry. There is an entire series of lectures by Raman Sundrum, Graham Kribs, and Csaba CsC!ki on extra dimensions. Finally, Keith Olive completes the book with a review of astrophysics.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Symmetries of the Standard Model	3	(38)
Scott Willenbrock
Introduction to Precision Electroweak Analysis	41	(26)
James D. Wells
QCD and Jets	67	(82)
George Sterman
Effective Field Theory and Heavy Quark Physics	149	(48)
Matthias Neubert
Neutrino Physics	197	(64)
André de Gouvêa
Higgs Boson Physics	261	(98)
Laura Reina
Learn Hadron Collider Physics in 3 Days	359	(48)
Heidi Schellman
Collider Phenomenology: Basic Knowledge and Techniques	407	(50)
Tao Han
Dynamical Electroweak Symmetry Breaking	457	(6)
R. Sekhar Chivukula and Elizabeth H. Simmons
Little Higgs Goes to TASI	463	(32)
M. Schmaltz
Supersymmetry Breaking	495	(90)
Markus A. Luty
To the Fifth Dimension and Back	585	(48)
Raman Sundrum
Phenomenology of Extra Dimensions	633	(70)
Graham D. Kribs
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking from Extra Dimensions	703	(76)
Csaba Csáki, Jay Hubisz and Patrick Meade
Astroparticle Physics	779	(62)
Keith A. Olive
Student Seminars	841	(4)
KT-Fest	845	(2)
Student Participants	847	(6)
Lecturers, Directors, and Local Organizing Committee	853