{"product_id":"introduction-to-supergravity-and-its-applications-hardback-9781009445597","title":"Introduction to Supergravity and its Applications (Hardback) 9781009445597","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Supergravity and its Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuitable for a focused first course, this text gives Ph.D. students the necessary tools to do research that uses supergravity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHoratiu Nastase (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009445597, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.2 x 18.5 x 3 cm, 0.97 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis graduate textbook covers the basic formalism of supergravity, as well as its modern applications, suitable for a focused first course. Assuming a working knowledge of quantum field theory, Part I gives the basic formalism, including on- and off-shell supergravity, the covariant formulation, superspace and coset formulations, coupling to matter, higher dimensions and extended supersymmetry. A wide range of modern applications are introduced in Part II, including string theoretical (T- and U-duality, AdS\/CFT, susy and sugra on the worldsheet, superembeddings), gravitational (p-brane solutions and their susy, attractor mechanism, Witten's positive energy theorem) and phenomenological (inflation in supergravity, supergravity no-go theorems, string theory constructions at low energies, minimal supergravity and its susy-breaking). The broader emphasis on applications than competing texts gives Ph.D. students the tools they need to do research that uses supergravity and benefits researchers already working in areas related to supergravity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction to general relativity 1: kinematics and Einstein equations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introduction to general relativity 2: Vielbein and spin connection, anti-de Sitter space, black holes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Introduction to supersymmetry 1: Wess–Zumino models, onshell and off-shell supersymmetry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Introduction to supersymmetry 2: multiplets and extended supersymmetry\u003cbr\u003e 5. Introduction to supersymmetry 3: superspace formalism in d = 4. Perturbative susy breaking\u003cbr\u003e 6. 4-dimensional on-shell supergravity and how to count degrees of freedom\u003cbr\u003e 7. 3-dimensional N = 1 off-shell supergravity\u003cbr\u003e 8. Coset theory and rigid superspace\u003cbr\u003e 9. Covariant formulation of YM in rigid superspace and local superspace formalisms\u003cbr\u003e 10. N = 1 4-dimensional off-shell supergravity\u003cbr\u003e 11. N = 1 4-dimensional supergravity in superspace\u003cbr\u003e 12. Superspace actions and coupling supergravity with matter\u003cbr\u003e 13. Kaluza–Klein (KK) dimensional reduction and examples\u003cbr\u003e 14. Spherical harmonics and the KK expansion on sphere, coset and group spaces\u003cbr\u003e 15. N = 2 sugra in 4 dimensions, general sugra theories and N = 1 sugra in 11 dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 16. AdS4 × S7 nonlinear KK compactification of 11-dimensional supergravity and related notions\u003cbr\u003e 17. (Abelian and non-Abelian) T-dualities and other solution-generating techniques: TsT, O(d, d), null Melvin twist\u003cbr\u003e 18. Extremal and black p-brane solutions of supergravity, Tseytlin's harmonic function rule\u003cbr\u003e 19. Supersymmetry of solutions, classification via susy algebra, intersecting brane solutions\u003cbr\u003e 20. U-duality group acting on supergravity theories and on solutions, M-theory unification\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gravity duals: decoupling limit and Penrose limits on solutions and algebras\u003cbr\u003e 22. Supersymmetric AdS\/CFT gravity dual pairs and their deformations (susy, marginal, integrable)\u003cbr\u003e 23. Extremal black holes, the attractor mechanism, and holography\u003cbr\u003e 24. Supersymmetric string (NS-R, GS, Berkovits) and supergravity on the worldsheet vs. spacetime supergravity\u003cbr\u003e 25. Kappa symmetry and spacetime supergravity equations of motion, superembedding formalism\u003cbr\u003e 26. Supergravity and cosmological inflation models\u003cbr\u003e 27. Maldacena–Núñez and supergravity no-go theorems, loopholes\u003cbr\u003e 28. Witten's positive energy theorem in general relativity and connection with supergravity\u003cbr\u003e 29. Compactification of low energy string theory\u003cbr\u003e 30. Towards realistic embeddings of the Standard Model using supergravity\u003cbr\u003e 31. Minimal sugra, phenomenology and models of susy breaking\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Statistical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Statistical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Statistical%20physics%20%5BPHS%5D%22\"\u003ePHS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470065758488,"sku":"9781009445597","price":53.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009445597i.jpg?v=1785631013","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-supergravity-and-its-applications-hardback-9781009445597","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}