in Physicum, room D110
Weeks 37-43, 45-50
Exercise session Thursdays 16.15-18.00
in Physicum, room D110
Starting week 39
Lecturer Kenneth Österberg
Physicum, 3rd floor, room B323, reception Wednesdays 10-12
E-mail: kenneth.osterberg(at)helsinki.fi
Exercises Fredrik Oljemark
Physicum, 3rd floor, room B322
E-mail: fredrik.oljemark(at)helsinki.fi
- Lecture notes available here (pdf) - main source
- Course material:
F. Halzen & A. Martin: Quarks & Leptons (Wiley 1984)
- A good comprehensive book with the theoretical concepts well explained.
Particle Data Group Reviews on Standard Model, Hypothetical Particles and Astrophysics & Cosmology
- Good condensed summaries on special topics available on the web.
CERN Summer Student Lectures
- Lecture notes & video of excellent lectures by reknown scientists on topics related to the course.
- Recapitulation of the Standard Model: theoretical framework, principle of gauge invariance, quantum electrodynamics (QED) and chromodynamics (QCD), elektroweak unification and the Higgs mechanism - following closely A. Pich: The Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions
- Beyond the Standard Model: basic principles of extensions of the Standard Model (Grand Unified Theories, supersymmetric and extra dimensional models).
- Hadron colliders: Deep inelastic scattering and hadron collider physics.
- LHC phenomenology.
- Lepton colliders: electroweak physics and fits, physics case of a future linear collider.
Exercises (6-8 papers) gives at maximum 18 points (weight: 30 %),
Presentation (1 per student) 12 points (weight 20 %),
Exam at the end of the course gives at maximum 30 points (weight: 50 %).
Exercises will be given on Thursdays, notification by e-mail, to be returned following Wednesday before 16.00.
Exercise papers available here (pdf/ps) or from box at Physicum's 2nd floor.
To be returned either to the locked box (rightmost row, 2nd from bottom) at Physicum's 2nd floor or by e-mail to fredrik.oljemark(at)helsinki.fi
Model answers here
First lecture on Fri 11.9 !!
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