Theoretical Particle Physics

Theoretical Particle Physics (WiSe 2023/2024)

Lectures

Tue, 13:30-15:10, S211/10
Fri, 13:30-15:10, S211/10 (biweekly alternating with the tutorials)

Lecturer

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Buballa

Voraussichtliche Themen

  • Introduction: The standard model of particle physics
  • Symmetries and symmetry groups
  • The quark model
  • Relativistic wave equations
  • Scattering processes and decays; Feynman diagrams
  • Aspects of the strong interaction
  • Aspects of the weak interaction
  • Outlook: Gauge theories

Literature

  • F. Halzen, A. Martin, Quarks and Leptons, Wiley
  • D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics, Wiley-VCH
  • D.H. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics, Cambridge University Press
  • Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press
  • H. Georgi, Lie Algebras in Particle Physics, Addison-Wesley
  • D. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press

Tutorials

Fri, 11:40-13:20, S211/10 (biweekly alternating with the lectures)
  • Assistant: NN
  • Tutor: NN
    office hours: tba
The exercise sheets will be posted on Moodle.
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