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Morgan & Claypool Publishers A Pedagogical Introduction to Electroweak Baryogenesis 2016 Edition by Graham Albert White
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. Table of contents : - PrefaceAcknowledgementsAuthor biographyChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Sakharov conditionsChapter 3. Baryon number violation in the Standard MethodChapter 4. Phase transitionsChapter 5. CP violationChapter 6. Particle dynamics during a phase transitionChapter 7. Plasma and bubble dynamicsChapter 8. Transport equationsChapter 9. The baryon asymmetryChapter 10. A brief phenomenological summaryChapter 11. Other meChapter anisms for producing the baryon asymmetryChapter 12. Discussion and outlook