Course Identification

Elementary particles 1
20181032

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Yosef Nir
Dr. Avital Dery, Dr. Daniel Aloni

Course Schedule and Location

2018
Second Semester
Monday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm A
Thursday, 09:15 - 11:00, Drori Auditorium

Tutorials
Tuesday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm A
19/03/2018

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 6.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 6.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

22/07/2018
Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B
1000-1400
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Scheduled date 2

N/A
N/A
-
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

4

Syllabus

1. Symmetries and their consequences

2. Quarks and strong interactions

3. Leptons and electroweak interactions

4. The Standard Model

5. Electroweak precision measurements

6. Flavor physics

7. Neutrino physics 

8. Dark matter

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate in depth understanding of the Standard Model, construct extensions of it, extract the particle spectrum, type of interactions and accidental symmetries of the model, and calculate the rates of various relevant processes.

Reading List

N/A

Website

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