Particle physics II

PHYS-416 / 4 credits

Teacher: Shchutska Lesya

Language: English

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

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