UF03480 Introduction to Particle Physics I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Peter Lichard, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Peter Lichard, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Peter Lichard, DrSc.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information about the current state of knowledge about the structure and interactions of subnuclear particles. Exposition is phenomenologically and historically and is based on experimental results, which are the current lead.
Syllabus
  • Outline of the history and current state of particle physics. Key discoveries , experiments and ideas , structure and interactions of particles , leptons , quarks , calibration bosons , hadrons , mesons and baryons
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Fayyazuddin - Riazuddin. A Modern Introduction to Particle Physics. World Scientific, 2011. ISBN 978-9814338837. info
  • Dosch, H.G. Za hranicemi nanosvěta. Leptony, kvarky, kalibrační bosony. Academia, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1871-7. info
  • Close F. Částicová fyzika. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7363-160-4. info
  • Žáček J. Úvod do fyziky elementárních částic. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 9788024611099. info
  • Close F. - Marten M. - Sutton C. The Particle Odyssey. Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0198609438. info
  • Martin B. R. Particle Physics. John Wiley & Sons, 1995. info
  • Úlehla I. - Suk M. - Trka Z. Atomy, jádra, částice. Academia, 1990. ISBN 8020001352. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
80% attendence in seminars. Elaboration of seminar papers from exercise and homeworks. 50% successful completion of a written and oral examination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014.
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