Physics 528: Elementary Particle Physics

Syllabus

General Information

Lectures:
TRIUMF
Remote (Zoom)
Tue+Thu, 9:30-11:00am (Pacific Time)
Jan. 12 - Apr. 13, 2021

 
Instructor:
David Morrissey
TRIUMF, MOB 129
(604) 222-7697
dmorri_att_triumf.ca
 
Teaching Assistant:
Ryley Hill
ryleyhill_att_phas.ubc.ca
 
 
Office Hours:
Remote (Zoom)
(email me to make an appointment)
 

Outline

Prerequisites

Grading Scheme


Course Notes

  1. Notation and Background
  2. Review of QFT
  3. Calculating Stuff
  4. Symmetries
  5. Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
  6. Symmetry Breaking
  7. The Standard Model
  8. Testing the SM
  9. QFT Tools
  10. QCD at Low Energies
  11. QCD at High Energies
  12. Collider Physics
  13. Beyond the SM

Homework Assignments

  1. Background and Notation (not due)
  2. QFT Stuff (Jan.28)
  3. Calculating (Feb.4)
  4. Symmetries (Feb.11)
  5. Non-Abelian Vectors (Feb.25 -> extended to Mar.2)
  6. Symmetry Breaking (Mar.4)
  7. Standard Model I (Mar.16)
  8. Standard Model II (Mar.23)
  9. Renormalization (Mar.30)
  10. Fun with Pions (Apr.8)

Final Project

Topics and Details

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