PHYS 4055 - Nuclear and Particle Physics

Teaching Pattern

• Duration of course: about 13 weeks

• 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