Gauge Theories and the Standard Model
Frequency
Every year
Summary
The goal of this course is to explain the conceptual and mathematical bases of the Standard Model of fundamental interactions and to illustrate in detail its phenomenological consequences.
Content
The lectures for this course will be given in person by Tim Cohen. Tim will be available to answer student questions on Mondays at 15:00 in his office, and is also available by email (tim.cohen@epfl.ch) and by appointment on zoom. Exercise sessions will be in person on Tuesdays from 12:00 - 13:00 and led by Majid Ekhterachian (majid.ekhterachian@epfl.ch).
- Non-abelian gauge theories
- Higgs mechanism and massive gauge theories
- Quarks and Leptons
- Basic electroweak phenomenology
- The flavour structure: quark masses and mixing
- Strong interactions
- Basic flavour phenomenology
- The Standard Model as an Effective Field Theory
Note
Keywords
fundamental interactions, particle phenomenology
gauge theories, Higgs mechanism,
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Relativistic Quantum Fields I et II, Advanced Quantum Mechanics,
Advanced Quantum Field Theory,
Recommended courses
General Relativity, Cosmology
Expected student activities
Appreciate the conceptual foundations of the Standard Model as a theory of fundamental interactions and quantitavely understand its phenomenological success. Be able to concretely apply the Standard Model theory to the prediction of physical processes.
Resources
Bibliography
M. Peskin and Daniel Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
L.B. Okun, Leptons and Quarks
T-P. Cheng and L-F. Li, Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics
Références suggérées par la bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Exam form: Multiple (session free)
- Subject examined: Gauge Theories and the Standard Model
- Lecture: 42 Hour(s)
- Exercises: 14 Hour(s)
- Type: optional