- Docente: Stephane Monteil
- Credits: 9
- SSD: FIS/01
- Language: English
- Moduli: Stephane Monteil (Modulo 1) Stephane Monteil (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Advanced Methods in Particle Physics (cod. 5810)
Learning outcomes
This subject introduces Particle Physics and the Standard Model, focusing on past, present and future experiments in this subject area. The intended learning outcomes are advanced knowledge of fundamental principles of particle physics; advanced knowledge of experiments in particle phyisics; basic knowledge of LHC and particles colliders in general; advanced knowledge of observables and how measure them to test the consistency of the Standard Model;
Course contents
Place of teaching: Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand
The course covers basic concepts of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The introduction part of the course introduces the Dirac equation (solutions and interpretation), particle decay width and cross-sections, interaction by particle exchange, matrix element, example of Feynman rules for QED, interaction strength (EM, strong and weak interactions), higher order effects (Lamb’s shift, anomalous magnetic moment, and a brief introduction to renormalization in QED). An overview about continuous and discrete symmetries in Physics is given with particle physics and solid state physics illustrations. Finally, the course covers the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Electroweak unification and the spontaneous electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) by the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism are discussed. Following EWSB, the mass mixing matrices are introduced and further discussed in subsequent lectures featuring lepton and quark flavour phenomenology and discussing recent experimental results.Readings/Bibliography
M. Thomson, Modern Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
F. Halzen, A. Martin, Quarks and Leptons, Wiley, 1984.
Scientific literature and specific publications are distributed during the class.
Teaching methods
Lecture (80%) and problem-based teaching (20%)
Assessment methods
Examination: Oral or written examination.
Graded module
Teaching tools
Students will be given problem sheets which they will work on. The solutions will be discussed in dedicated lecture sessions. Seminars covering recent achievements in experimental particle physics are given.
Office hours
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