Neutrinos in High Energy and Astroparticle Physics
1. Edition February 2015
XXII, 426 Pages, Softcover
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Short Description
A self-contained modern textbook on the role of neutrinos in astrophysics, cosmology, and high energy physics, bridging the gap between neutrino theory and supersymmetric model building, with a thorough discussion of varieties of seesaw mechanism, with or without supersymmetry.
This self-contained modern textbook provides a modern description of the Standard Model and its main extensions from the perspective of neutrino physics. In particular it includes a thorough discussion of the varieties of seesaw mechanism, with or without supersymmetry. It also discusses schemes where neutrino mass arises from lighter messengers, which might lie within reach of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider.
Throughout the text, the book stresses the role of neutrinos due to the fact that neutrino properties may serve as a guide to the correct model of unification, hence for a deeper understanding of high energy physics, and because neutrinos play an important role in astroparticle physics and cosmology. Each chapter includes summaries and set of problems, as well as further reading.
The Standard Model
Neutrino Masses and Mixing
Neutrino Oscillations
Robustness of Oscillations: The Case of Solar Neutrinos
Absolute Neutrino Masses
Neutrino masses in SU(3)c SU(2)L U(1)Y theories
Higgs Boson Physics and Neutrinos
Supersymmetry
Spontaneous R-parity Violation
Bilinear R-parity Violation
Phenomenology of Bilinear R-parity Violation
Neutrino Masses and Left-right Symmetry
Neutrino Masses and Unification
Lepton Flavour Violation
The Flavour Problem and the Quest for Family Symmetry
Cosmological implications of neutrino mass
Prof. Jorge C. Romão is full Professor at the Physics Department of Instituto Superior Tecnico, the faculty of Engineering of the Lisbon Technical University, Portugal. Having obtained is PhD at the University of Chicago, USA, he spent time at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, before joining Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon. At Instituto Superior Tecnico he has had many administrative duties, including chairman of the Department. Professor Jorge Romão has authored over 100 scientific publications with a significant impact in the field.