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Advanced experimental physics: Particle and astroparticle physics (EV-B)- Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Funk
- Details
- Vorlesung
4 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 10
nur Fachstudium, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Thu 12:00 - 14:00, HD; Tue 14:00 - 16:00, HE
- Fields of study
- WPF Ph-MA ab 1
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Solid knowledge of the topics covered in EP-5 (Kern- und Teilchenphysik) is highly recommended.
- Contents
- This lecture provides a deeper introduction into particle and astroparticle physics. It builds upon the competences and knowledge gained in EP-5.
Topics:
Introduction: particle zoo, interactions and exchange particles, relativistic kinematics, Feynman diagrams Covariant description of relativistic particles: Klein-Gordon equation, crossing symmetry, invariant amplitude and cross section, Fermi's Golden Rule Quantum electrodynamics of spin-less particles: covariant electrodynamics, photon propagator, Feynman rules, scattering cross section Quantum electrodynamics of spin-1/2 particles: Dirac equation, electron-muon scattering cross section, helicity conservation, electron-positron scattering Weak Interactions: charged-current interactions, V-A structure, parity violation, quark couplings and CP violation Physics of massive neutrinos: neutrino oscillations, mass hierarchy, double beta decay Towards the Standard Model of Particle Physics: neutral current interactions, weak isospin and hypercharge, electroweak unification The Higgs mechanism: gauge invariance, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Higgs couplings, Higgs production and decay Beyond the Standard Model: introduction to supersymmetry, Dark Matter
- Recommended literature
- Mark Thomson: Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press)
Halzen&Martin: Quarks & Leptons (Wiley)
Donald Perkins: Particle Astrophysics (Oxford University Press)
Christoph Berger: Elementarteilchenphysik (Springer)
- ECTS information:
- Credits: 10
- Additional information
- www: https://www.studon.fau.de/crs4457218.html
- Assigned lectures
- UE: Advanced experimental physics: Particle and astroparticle physics (Excercise class)
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Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Stefan Funk, Tutoren
Time and place: Thu, Fri 14:00 - 16:00, SRTL (307); Fri 14:00 - 16:00, SR 01.332, SR 00.732; Tue 12:00 - 14:00, SR 01.332
- Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
- Startsemester SS 2022:
- Advanced experimental physics: Particle and astroparticle physics (EV-B)
- Department: Chair of Physics
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