Particle physics II
Summary
This course aims to make students familiar and comfortable with the main concepts of particle physics, providing a clear connection between the theory and relevant experimental results, including the most recent ones from modern particle physics experiments.
Content
- Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)
- Weak interaction
- Neutrinos and neutrino oscillations
- CP violation and weak interaction of hadrons
- Electroweak unification
- Precision tests of standard model
- Higgs boson: theory and discovery
- Dark matter and BSM theories
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
Nuclear and Particle Physics I and II, Quantum mechanics I and II, Particle Physics I
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Operate with the main concepts
- Describe processes in particle physics with the help of Feynman diagrams
- Solve related exercises
Teaching methods
Ex cathedra and exercises in class
Assessment methods
oral exam (100%)
Supervision
| Office hours | No |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
Resources
Bibliography
Mark Thomson, "Modern Particle Physics" (2013)
Ressources en bibliothèque
Websites
Moodle Link
Videos
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Oral (summer session)
- Subject examined: Particle physics II
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Oral (summer session)
- Subject examined: Particle physics II
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Oral (summer session)
- Subject examined: Particle physics II
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Oral (summer session)
- Subject examined: Particle physics II
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional