A Pedagogical Introduction to Electroweak Baryogenesis

by Graham Albert White

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643278711
Publisher:	Morgan and Claypool Publishers
Publication date:	12/01/2016
Series:	Iop Concise Physics
Pages:	147
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Graham White grew up in north Queensland, Australia. He developed a love of physics after reading some popular science books as a teenager and decided he wanted to become a physicist shortly after. Graham White is a Doctoral Student at Monash University studying Baryogenesis and holds a masters degree from University of Kentucky and has studied Baryogenesis at the Amherst Center for fundamental interactions (University of Massachusetts Amherst) as a guest scholar. He currently lives in Melbourne with his wife and son.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: Preface / Acknowledgements / Author biography / Ch1. Introduction / Ch2. The Sakharov conditions / Ch3. Baryon number violation in the Standard Method / Ch4. Phase transitions / Ch5. CP violation / Ch6. Particle dynamics during a phase transition / Ch7. Plasma and bubble dynamics / Ch8. Transport equations / Ch9. The baryon asymmetry / Ch10. A brief phenomenological summary / Ch11. Other mechanisms for producing the baryon asymmetry / Ch12. Discussion and outlook