PHENOMENOLOGY OF STRONG INTERACTIONS
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- Academic year
- 2016/2017
- Teacher
- DIEGO BETTONI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- FIS/04
Training objectives
- Advanced course in Elementary Particle Physics, in particular for those topics currently at the frontier
of experimental and theoretical reasarch.
To make accessible the Standard Model to the students.
A practical introduction to the calculation of
many quantities of physical interest in particle physics.
The student should acquire the capability to follow
seminars, conference reports and articles concerning QCD . Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Elementary Particle Physics.
A basic quantum mechanics knowledge ( Sakurai, Dirac level), and a familiarity with elementary particle physics ( Perkins level) Course programme
- Relativistic Notation,Lagrangians,Currents and Interactions.
The K.G and Dirac equation.
Standard Model Lagrangian. Electroweak theory and Quantum Chromodynamics.
Gauge invariance as a dynamical principle. Hidden gauge invariance
The Higgs mechanisn.
Hadron physics: spectroscopy and charmonium.
Form factors.
Structure functions.
Measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment.
Grand unified theories.
Running coupling constants. Didactic methods
- Lectures.
Learning assessment procedures
- Oral examination.
Reference texts
- Lecture notes.
Gordon Kane, Modern Elementary Particle Physics
I.J.R. Aitchison,A.J.G.Hey Gauge theories in Particle Physics
