Digital Teaching
Course Contents
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[*]Introduction: The standard model of particle physics
[*]Symmetries and symmetry groups
[*]The quark model
[*]Relativistic wave equations
[*]Scattering processes and decays; Feynman diagrams
[*]Aspects of the strong interaction
[*]Aspects of the weak interaction
[*]Outlook: Gauge theories
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Literature
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[*]F. Halzen, A. Martin, Quarks and Leptons, Wiley
[*]D.H. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics, Cambridge University Press
[*]D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics, Wiley-VCH
[*]Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press
[*]H. Georgi. Lie Algebras in Particle Physics, Addison-Wesley
[*]D. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press
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Preconditions
There are no formal requirements for participation.
Basic knowledge in Quantum Mechanics and Classical Field Theory are expected.
Knowledge in Quantum Field Theory is not expected.
Expected Number of Participants
ca. 20
Official Course Description
The course and the exercises will be held in English.
The course will provide a phenomenological introduction to theoretical particle physics.
Additional Information
Information regarding the exercises, announcements, and additional lecture material will be provided via the moodle page during the course of the semster.
Some further information can also be found on the [url=https://theorie.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de/nhq/teaching_tpp_23-24.html]website of the course[/url].
Online Offerings
moodle
- Lehrende: Michael Buballa