Particle Physics of Brane Worlds and Extra Dimensions

Sreerup Raychaudhuri is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. His broad research interests lie in the areas of electroweak physics, extra dimensions and supersymmetry, but he specializes in the physics of high energy colliders and the search for new physics at such machines. K. Sridhar is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. His research interests are primarily in the areas of extra dimensions, supersymmetry, quantum chromodynamics and grand unification.

• Preface; 1. Dimensional dreams; 2. The Standard Model and beyond; 3. The birth of compact dimensions; 4. String theory: a review; 5. Effective theories; 6. Large extra dimensions; 7. Visible towers of invisible gravitons; 8. Making black holes; 9. Universal extra dimensions; 10. Warped compactifications; 11. Graviton resonances; 12. Stability of warped Worlds; 13. Exploring the bulk; 14. Epilogue; Appendix A. General relativity in a nutshell; Appendix B. Testing the inverse square law; Index.

'The book offers a detailed introduction to the topic of extra dimensions within the context of fundamental physics. It consists of fourteen chapters … clearly aimed at research students with an interest in both fundamental physics and exploring the possibility of extra dimensions. It is a very interesting book.' John Bartlett, Mathematics Today