PHYS 3751 (Quantum Physics II): The (quantum) physics of elementary particles
Time and Place:
M W F 1000-1050 C 3067
Instructor:
Anand Yethiraj
Course Materials
Course Evaluation Scheme
- Homework Assignments – (approximately 6) - 25%
- Mid-term test (1) [March 10] – 20%
- Project: 30%
- Final: 25%
Texts
Required:
- Title: Introduction to Elementary Particles (Hardcover) Author: David Griffiths Publisher: Wiley; New Ed edition (March 1, 1987) ISBN: 0471603864
References:
- Title: Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics Authors: A. Das and T. Ferbel World Scientific Publishing Company; 2nd edition (April 2004) ISBN: 9812387447
- Web-sites: http://particleadventure.org/other/othersites.html
Course Outline
Spin, the nucleus and elementary particles
Angular momentum, spin and selection rules, identical particles, quantum statistics. elementary particles: a historical introduction , fundamental forces, rutherford scattering.The experimental side of particle physics
Particle detection, accelerators. international collaborative experiments.Fundamentals
Special relativity, relativistic kinematics, symmetries and conservation laws, feynman rules, transitions between states, calculating cross-sections, quantum electrodynamics, weak interactions, standard model.Project
(See Project Guidelines.) The project will involve a report on the main physics and experimental details in a particle physics experiment (chosen from a list of possible projects to be discussed in the first week of class).
