Physics 535
Introduction to Particle Physics
This course surveys particle phenomena encompassed by the
standard
model of interacting quarks, leptons, and gauge bosons. Elementary
quantum
mechanics and special relativity theory are used.
Topics
- Introduction to quarks and leptons
- Accelerators, principles of particle detectors, experiments
- Simplified particle theory and calculations
- Scalar and spinor electrodynamics and Feynman rules
- Quantum chromodynamics
- Electroweak standard model
- Phenomenology of hadrons
Logistics
Instructor Duncan
Carlsmith,
duncan@hep.wisc.edu, 262-2485, 4284 Chamberlin
Department www.physics.wisc.edu
Course page:
http://www.hep.wisc.edu/~duncan/phys535/
Lecture: T,R 9:30 - 10:45 2104
Chamberlin Hall
Office hours: T 11:15-noon or by
appointment. Don't hesitate.
Required reading: Particle
Properties Data Booklet (order
your free copy online), Particle
Physics ,D. Carlsmith (will be
supplied in class)
Recommended reading: Particle
Physics, B.R. Martin
and G. Shaw; An Introduction
to The Standard Model of Particle Physics, W.N. Cottingham and
D.A. Greenwood, Introduction
to High Energy
Physics, D.
Perkins.
Review
of books.
Problem Sets: Assigned Tuesday,
due
the
following Tuesday. Solutions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
Required paper: 4 page review of the content and significance of one
SPIRES top cited article related to high energy physics: Papers that
shaped high energy physics
Grade: Problem sets 25%, midterm exam
25%, paper 25%, final exam 25%.
Final (not cumulative): 2:45 p.m. W Dec. 20, location
to be announced
Syllabus
Links
Particle
Adventure
Fermilab, SLAC ,
CERN
