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Physics 539, Spring Semester 1997
GAUGE THEORIES & PARTICLE PHYSICS
CHRIS QUIGG
This course will cover the basic elements of the standard model of particle
physics: quarks, leptons, and the gauge fields of the
SU(3)c×SU(2)L×U(1)Y interactions. The
emphasis will be on ideas, calculation, and comparison with experiment, not
formal details and technicalities. We will rely on recent data, especially
from LEP and the Tevatron collider, to draw a detailed portrait of the
standard model and to identify goals of future researchboth theoretical and
experimental. The course is intended for students interested in theory and
experiment alike.
Students who do not intend to specialize in particle physics will be welcome.
PREREQUISITES: Graduate-level quantum mechanics and introduction to
particle physics with exposure to Dirac algebra and Feynman diagrams, or
permission of the instructor. A prior or concurrent course in quantum field theory,
though helpful, is not required.
TEXTBOOK: C. Quigg, Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and
Electromagnetic Interactions (Addison-Wesley, 1983), ISBN
0805360212.
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