The Standard Model of elementary particles and interactions is one
of the best tested theories in physics. It has been found to be in
remarkable agreement with experiment, and its validity at the
quantum level has been successfully probed in the electroweak
sector. In spite of its experimental successes, though, the
Standard Model suffers from a number of limitations, and is likely
to be an incomplete theory. It contains many arbitrary parameters;
it does not include gravity, the fourth elementary interaction; it
does not provide an explanation for the hierarchy between the scale
of electroweak interactions and the Planck scale, characteristic of
gravitational interactions; and finally, it fails to account for
the dark matter and the baryon asymmetry of the universe. This led
particle theorists to develop and study various extensions of the
Standard Model, such as supersymmetric theories, Grand Unified
Theories or theories with extra space-time dimensions - most of
which have been proposed well before the experimental verification
of the Standard Model. The coming generation of experimental
facilities (such as high-energy colliders, B-physics experiments,
neutrino superbeams, as well as astrophysical and cosmological
observational facilities) will allow us to test the predictions of
these theories and to deepen our understanding of the fundamental
laws of nature.
This book is a collection of lectures given in August 2005 at
the Les Houches Summer School on Particle Physics beyond the
Standard Model. It provides a pedagogical introduction to the
various aspects of particle physics beyond the Standard Model,
covering each topic from the basics to the most recent
developments: supersymmetric theories, Grand Unified Theories,
theories with extra dimensions, flavour physics and CP violation,
neutrino physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology.
-Provides a pedagogical introduction to particle physics beyond the
Standard Model
-Covers the various aspects of particle physics beyond the Standard
Model
-Addresses each topic from the basics to the most recent
developments
-Addresses both the theoretical and phenomenological aspects of the
subject
-Written in a pedagogical style by leading experts in the field
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