Course Identification

Elementary particles 1
20241102

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Yosef Nir
Yehonatan Viernik

Course Schedule and Location

2024
Second Semester
Sunday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Auditorium
Tuesday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B

Tutorials
Thursday, 09:00 - 10:30, Weissman, Auditorium
07/04/2024
09/07/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

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

Comments

On June 25 the course will take place at Astrophysics room.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

40

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

18/07/2024
Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B
0900-1500
N/A

Scheduled date 2

09/08/2024
Weissman, Seminar Rm A
0900-1500
N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

6

Syllabus

1. Lagrangians

2. Abelian symmetries and QED

3. Non-Abelian symmetries and QCD

4. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the leptonic standard model

5. The Standard Model (SM)

6. Beyond the SM and the SM effective field theory (SMEFT)

7. Flavor changing neutral currents

8. Neutrino Physics

9. Particle cosmology: Dark matter and the baryon asymmetry of the Universe

Learning Outcomes

  • Good knowledge of the SM
  • Good understanding of the principles of model building in particle physics
  • Appreciation of the SM as a scientific masterpiece

Reading List

N/A

Website

N/A