UFTF507 Introduction to Particle Physics I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 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 phenomenological and historical and is based on experimental results, which led to the current theories.
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
* 60% attendance in seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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