Sections
PHYS 4055 - Nuclear and Particle Physics
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Teaching Pattern
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Duration of course: about 13 weeks
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Lecture hour(s) per week: 3
Content
In this course, a systematic introduction to particle physics will be provided, with the topics mainly covering:
- The tool of Feynman diagrams
- The Standard Model in particle physics (the zoo of fundamental particles, electroweak unified theory, and Higgs mechanism)
- Particle physics at colliders (particularly at the Large Hadron Collider)
- The interplay between particle physics and cosmology
It aims at enabling students to catch up the progress in particle physics in a timely way, and appreciate the beauty of fundamental rules in nature.
Remarks
- Prerequisite: PHYS 3036 or PHYS 3037