Paul Frampton

SYLLABUS    PHYS 545    FALL 2011

Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics

1. Lagrangians.
2. Gauge invariance.
3. Non-abelian gauge thories.
4. Dirac spinors.
5. SM lagrangian.
6. Electroweak theory.
7. Higgs mechanism.
8. QCD.
9. Renormalization group.
10. Model building beyond SM.


BOOKS
Required:
Modern Elementary Particle Physics by G. Kane.
Recommended:
Gauge Field Theories by P. Frampton


GOAL
The principal goal is to understand the standard model (SM)
and why discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) is anticipated, and what else may show up
at the LHC.


GRADE
50% assignments 50% final exam

schedule
assignments

Final Exam Wednesday December 14
12 noon - 3:00 pm


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