ISBN: 3-540-66698-2
TITLE: Symmetries in Intermediate and High Energy Physics
AUTHOR: Faessler, A.; Kosmas, T.S.; Leontaris, G.K. (Eds.)
TOC:

Super-Kamiokande Neutrino Oscillations and the Supersymmetric Model
A. Faessler 1
1 Introduction 1
2 Neutrino Oscillations 2
3 Atmospheric Neutrinos and the Super-Kamiokande Experiment 3
4 Supersymmetry and Neutrino Oscillations 7
5 Summary. 12
References 13
New Developments in Neutrino Physics
W.M. Alberico, S.M. Bilenky 15
1 Introduction 15
2 Neutrino Mixing 16
3 Neutrino Oscillations 19
4 The Status of Neutrino Oscillations 22
5 Neutrino Masses and Mixing from Oscillation Data 27
6 Conclusions 31
References 32
Neutrino Masses: from Fantasy to Facts
J.W.F. Valle 35
1 Introduction 35
2 Mechanisms for Neutrino Mass 36
3 Neutrino Indications for New Physics 46
4 Reconciling the Neutrino Puzzles 57
5 Conclusion 60
References 61
Perspectives of Double-Beta and Dark-Matter Search as Windows to New Physics
H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus 69
1 Motivation for the Search for Double-Beta Decay and a Future Perspective: GENIUS 69
2 Double-Beta Decay and Particle Physics 70
3 Double-Beta Decay Experiments: Present Status and Results 78
4 Double-Beta Experiments: The GENIUS Project 86
5 Conclusion 97
References 98
Improved Tests of Muon and Electron Flavor Symmetry in Muon Processes
W. R. Molzon 105
1 Introduction 105
2 Theoretical Motivation for LFV Searches 107
3 Overview of LFV Searches Using Muons 108
4 The MECO -N e-N Experiment 112
5 Summary 126
References 126
Chiral Symmetries in Nuclear Physics
D. Zschiesche, P. Papazoglou, S. Schramm, Ch. Beckmann J. Schaffner-Bielich, H. Stcker, W. Greiner 129
1 General Ideas 129
2 Why Chiral Symmetry? 130
3 SU(3)  SU(3) 131
4 The Non-linear Realization of Chiral Symmetry 133
5 Lagrangian 135
6 Mean-Field Approximation 142
7 Nuclear Matter 144
8 Nuclei and Hypernuclei 145
9 Hadronic Matter at High Temperature and Density 155
10 Conclusions 164
References 166
Fundamental Nuclear Structure Symmetries in Double-Beta Decay Processes
O. Civitarese 169
1 Introduction 169
2 Spontaneous and Dynamical Breaking of Mean-Field Symmetries in the pn-QRPA and the Description of Double-Beta Decay Transitions 169
3 A Comparative Study on the Validity of the Renormalized Random Phase Approximation 176
4 Collective Description of Nuclear Double-Beta Decay Transitions 191
References 197
Recent Highlights on NeutrinoNucleus Interactions
E. Kolbe, T.S. Kosmas 199
1 Introduction 199
2 The Theory of NeutrinoNucleus Interactions 201
3 The Latest Experimental Data and its Comparison with Theoretical Predictions 211
4 Implications to Astrophysical and Atmospheric Neutrinos 219
5 Conclusions and Outlook 222
References 223
Leptogenesis in Supersymmetric Hybrid Inflation
G. Lazarides 227
1 Introduction 227
2 Hybrid Inflation 228
3 Baryogenesis via Leptogenesis 231
4 The "LeftRight" Model 237
References 244
Phenomenological and Cosmological Aspects of the Breaking of the Electroweak and Global Symmetries in the MSSM and the NMSSM
K. Tamvakis 247
1 The Effective Mixing Angle in the MSSM 247
2 Formulation of the Problem 249
3 Decoupling of log(MSUSY/MZ) in the Effective Mixing Angle 252
4 Numerical Analysis and Results 262
5 R-Symmetries and the NMSSM 274
References 281
World-Volume Supermembrane Instantons in the Light-Cone Frame
E.G. Floratos, G.K. Leontaris 285
1 Introduction 285
2 Matrix Model and Membranes 286
3 Self-Dual Membranes 289
4 Integrability 290
5 Multistring Solutions 294
6 Supersymmetries 296
References 298
Index 301
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