Spring 2023 - PHYS 485 D100
Particle Physics (3)
Class Number: 1622
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 22, 2023
Sat, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Michel Vetterli
vetterli@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5488
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 385 or CHEM 364; PHYS 313 or permission from instructor for non-physics students; all with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Physics of elementary particles. Symmetries, strong interactions, electromagnetic interactions, weak interaction. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
Topics:
• Relativistic Kinematics
• Overview of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Classical Field Theories.
• Introduction to Feynman Diagrams and Reaction Amplitudes.
• Interactions and Quantum Electrodynamics.
• Symmetries, Groups and Conservation Laws. The Gauge Principle.
• SU(2) × U(1)Y Electroweak Theory and the Higgs Mechanism.
• SU(3)color and the Quark model of hadrons.
• Deep Inelastic Scattering: The Structure of the Nucleon.
• Neutrino Physics
• Experimental Concepts
• Recent results and progress in the field.
Grading
- Assignments 25%
- Midterms (2x20%) 40%
- Final Exam 35%
NOTES:
This grading scheme will be different for graduate students who will also have a term paper to hand in. We will discuss the size of this project in the first week of class and adjust the marking scheme appropriately.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Required text:
Modern Particle Physics
Thomson
ISBN:9781107034266
Recommended Texts:
Intro To Elementary Particles
Griffiths
ISBN: 9783527406012
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
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