Preface
In this site, we will be dealing with certain aspects of Supersymmetry. First we will look at the biographies of Emmy Amalie Noether and Eugene Wigner, 2 important contributors to Supersymmetry. After that, we will be looking at a few aspects of Supersymmetry: the Formulation of a simple N=1 Supersymmetric Algebra, the formulation of a simple N=1 Wess-Zumino Model, N=1 Yang-Mills Theory, the formulation of a simple Superspace, and the general breaking of Supersymmetry. This site is only meant for those who are driven by pure curiosity to those who are in high school. The material in this site is incomplete, but I will strive to update it as soon as possible. If anyone has any comments, suggestions or even information to supply, I will be extremely pleased to entertain them.
This site is aiming to briefly explain what supersymmetry is and a few other ideas. I find that it is important for the public to understand even a little about this huge topic, where answers to questions such as "why are we here?", "why are the laws of Nature as such?" can be found. Supersymmetry forms one of the firm foundations any unified field theory must have, including Superstring Theory. Supersymmetry has many variations in many theories, but we will not be concentrating on that right now. It is hoped that through this site, you may have a general grasp and admiration on the huge topic known as Supersymmetry.
However, I have tried my best to explain the selected topics, but in the case of anything being unclear, do e-mail me. Also, I have tried my best to include all the references that I have used, but in the case of incompleteness, I will welcome any information in this aspect. Thank You.
I would also like to thank all those who had, in one way or another, helped me.
Singapore
Tan Aik Khim
June 2003
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