FSI3340 Supersymmetry 7.5 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Autumn 2022
Decision to discontinue this course:
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Course offerings are missing for current or upcoming semesters.
Headings with content from the Course syllabus FSI3340 (Spring 2009–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The contents of the reading course in supersymmetry are: Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM), supersymmetry algebra and supermultiplets, the Wess-Zumino model, cancellations of quadratic divergences, SUSY breaking, and sparticle phenomenology.
Intended learning outcomes
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Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
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Recommended prerequisites
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Equipment
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Literature
- I. Aitchison, Supersymmetry in Particle Physics, Cambridge (2007)
- H. Baer and X. Tata, Weak Scale Supersymmetry: From Superfields to Scattering Events, Cambridge (2006)
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
Hand in assignments and/or an oral exam.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
This course does not belong to any Main field of study.
Education cycle
Third cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Mattias Blennow (emb@kth.se)