Physics beyond the Standard Model

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Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Standard model of particle physics is one of the most succesful physical theories. It describes the elementary particles which form the matter and their electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions.

It is however an incomplete theory and there are several questions which it can not answer. The goal of the lecture is to review the missing points in the Standard model and show potential directions where the new physics beyond the Standard model could be found.

Requirements:

Knowledge of Quantum field theory and basics of the Standard model of particle physics

Syllabus of lectures:

1) Standard model overview

2) Parameters of the Standard model

3) Open questions of the Standard model

4) Neutrinos

5) Dark matter and energy

6) Supersymmetry

7) Searches for new physics

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Study Objective:

Knowledge - get overview of current status of the searches of new physics beyond the Standard model.

Study materials:

[Recommended]

M. Peskin: Beyond the Standard Model, hep-ph/9705479

M. McCullough: Lectures on Physics Beyond the Standard Model, https://inspirehep.net/literature/1684708

Ian Aitchison: Supersymmetry in Particle Physics: An Elementary Introduction, Cambridge University Press, ISBN:9780521880237

S. Krippendorf, F. Quevedo, O. Schlotterer: Cambridge Lectures on Supersymmetry and Extra Dimensions, arXiv:1011.1491 [hep-th]

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Jaderná a částicová fyzika (elective course)