Reference request: Supermanifolds with open charts approach

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The discussion centers on an undergraduate student pursuing a thesis on supersymmetry, expressing challenges with the advanced mathematical concepts in a book titled "Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians." The student has a foundational background in differentiable manifolds and other undergraduate math courses but lacks knowledge in sheaves and schemes, which are crucial for understanding supermanifolds as presented in the book. The student seeks recommendations for more accessible resources on supersymmetry that do not require prior knowledge of algebraic geometry. Respondents suggest looking into specific arXiv papers that focus on supersymmetric quantum field theories, indicating a preference for materials that bridge the gap between the student's current knowledge and the complexities of the subject.
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I've decided to work on some topics about supersymmetry for my undergraduate thesis. My background is that I have had a one-semester course in differentiable manifolds, plus typical undergrad math courses, real analysis and module theory (graduate algebra).

So, I went to the library and found a book written by some famous mathematicians and physicists like Witten and Delign. It's called Quantum Fields and Strings: A course for mathematicians. I started reading the first two chapter. My main problem with the book is that it defines supermanifolds by sheaf of algebras and I don't know anything about sheaves or schemes and I don't have time to study algebraic geometry this semester. Is there a good book that covers general topics that students need to know about supersymmetry without using sheaves and schemes?

What books do you think I should look at? Thanks in advance.
 
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If I understand your question right, you are looking for a reference about super manifolds, and not necessarily about supersymmetry in quantum field theory, which is what people usually mean when they say supersymmetry? If so, you can try to have a look at
http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.2199
if you are interested in supersymmetric quantum field theories, have a look at
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9709356
 
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