Introduction to theory of fundamental interactions 1102-3`WTOF
The course is addressed to the 3rd year students. It includes introduction to present theories of strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions, the concept of their unification, as well as the vacuum energy problem in cosmology.
Program:
1. Overview of basic experimental data
2. Classical theory of a scalar field
3. Quantum theory of a scalar field
4. Fields with non-zero spins
5. Abelian gauge theory - electromagnetic interactions
6. Non-abelian gauge theory - strong interactions
7. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism - weak interactions
8. Standard Model of fundamental interactions
9. Beyond the Standard Model
Main fields of studies for MISMaP
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The students are expected to acquire basic knowledge of the strong and electroweak interactions. They should become able to calculate simple physical observables, e.g, particle masses as functions of the gauge couplings, Yukawa matrices and the Higgs potential parameters.
Assessment criteria
One mid-term test. Written and oral final exam.
Practical placement
no
Bibliography
- M. Peskin, D. Schroeder, An Introduction to QFT
- M. Schwartz, QFT and the standard model
- M. Robinson, K. Bland, G. Cleaver, J. Dittmann, arXiv: 0810.3328,
A Simple Introduction to Particle Physics I
- M. Srednicki, arXiv:hep-th/0409035, Quantum Field Theory: Spin Zero,
arXiv:hep-th/0409036, Quantum Field Theory: Spin One Half
- Weinberg S. The Quantum Theory of Fields, vol.1, 2
Additional information
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