Listed in: Physics and Astronomy, as PHYS-350
Juan C. Vasquez Carmona (Section 01)
Since the ancient Greeks, scientists have wondered how nature looks at the smallest length scales. In this course, we will study the early discoveries in particle physics and how these developments revealed a plethora of elementary particles, together with the new interactions that contribute to our understanding of the world at the subnuclear level. We will then explore the role played by symmetries of these new interactions, as well as the so-called Feynman calculus that is used to compute the probabilities for processes involving subnuclear particles. We will study the quantum electrodynamics and chromodynamics of quarks and leptons and the theory of weak interactions for beta decays. In addition, we will review the open problems in the field and the main avenues for new physics discoveries. Finally, we will study how elementary particles are detected through their interaction with matter, as well as the main particle detector facilities.
Spring semester. Visiting Assistant Professor Vasquez Carmona.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Weekly homework, Final Exam, 2 Midterm exams
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SCCE D103
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SCCE D103