UFTF509 Theoretical 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
This subject, as well as the related theoretical particle physics II is designed for students specializing in theoretical subnuclear physics. Details of gauge theory of electroweak interactions (the Standard Model) are analysed.
Syllabus
  • Symmetry and groups. Elements of group theory. Lie groups and Lie algebra. Unitary symmetry. Fundamental and higher representations. Classification of hadrons by representations of SU (3). Quark model, flavor and color.
    Gauge field theory. Symmetry and interaction. Commutative and non-commutative gauge invariance. Spontaneous breaking of global symmetry, the basic idea, breaking of discrete, commutative and non-commutative symmetry. Spontaneous breaking of local symmetry, commutative and non-commutative case.
    The standard model of electroweak interactions. Previous theories of weak interactions. The gauge model with one lepton family and one quark family. Multigenerational model. GIM mechanism (Glashow, Iliopoulos, Maian). Classification of fermions, CKM matrix (Cabibbo, Kobayashi, Maskawa). Feynman rules. Selected processes. Neutral currents. Experimental verification of the standard model of electroweak interactions. Lepton mixing. Neutrino oscillations.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dosch, H.G. Za hranicemi nanosvěta. Leptony, kvarky, kalibrační bosony. Academia, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1871-7. info
  • Žáček J. Úvod do fyziky elementárních částic. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 9788024611099. info
  • Hořejší J. Fundamentals of Elektroweak Theory. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 8024606399. info
  • Formánek J. Úvod do relativistické kvantové mechaniky a kvantové teorie pole 2a, 2b. Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 978-80-246-0063-5. info
  • Ho-Kim, Q. - Pham, X. Y. Elementary Particles and Their Interactions. Springer, 1998. ISBN 3-540-63667-6. info
  • Hořejší J. Elektroslabé sjednocení a stromová unitarita: nestandardní úvod do standardního modelu. Karolinum, 1993. ISBN 80-7066-674-9. info
  • Guidry M. Gauge Field Theories. John Wiley & Sons, 1991. ISBN 047135385X. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Passing subjects Quantum Field Theory I and Quantum Field Theory II.
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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