A Pedagogical Introduction to Electroweak Baryogenesis

ISBN-13: 9781681744568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 147 str.

Graham Albert White

Opis

This is an in-depth look at baryon number violation in the Standard Model including the necessary background in finite temperature field theory, plasma dynamics and how to calculate the out of equilibrium evolution of particle number densities throughout a phase transition. It is a self-contained pedagogical review of the theoretical background to electroweak baryogenesis as well as a summary of the other prevailing mechanisms for producing the asymmetry between matter and antimatter using the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model as a pedagogical tool whenever appropriate.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Author biography
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The Sakharov conditions
• Chapter 3. Baryon number violation in the Standard Method
• Chapter 4. Phase transitions
• Chapter 5. CP violation
• Chapter 6. Particle dynamics during a phase transition
• Chapter 7. Plasma and bubble dynamics
• Chapter 8. Transport equations
• Chapter 9. The baryon asymmetry
• Chapter 10. A brief phenomenological summary
• Chapter 11. Other meChapter anisms for producing the baryon asymmetry
• Chapter 12. Discussion and outlook