Subatomic Physics 2

   Titularis Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt


Deze cursus bouwt voort op de cursus "Subatomic Physics 1".

De inhoud omvat volgende onderwerpen.

  • Introduction, Decay Rates and Cross sections
  • The Dirac Equation and Spin
  • Interaction by Particle Exchange
  • Electron-Positron annihilation
  • Eletron-Proton scattering
  • Deep Inelastic Scattering
  • Symmetries and the Quark Model
  • QCD and Colour
  • V-A and the Weak Interactions
  • Neutrinos and Neutrino Oscillations
  • The CKM matrix and CP violation
  • Electroweak Unification and the W and Z bosons
  • Tests of the Standard Model
  • The Brout-Englert-Higgs boson and beyond

Referentie boek: "Modern Particle Physics" van Mark Thomson (http://www.cambridge.org/ae/academic/subjects/physics/particle-physics-and-nuclear-physics/modern-particle-physics)


Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt • Vrije Universiteit Brussel • Pleinlaan 2 • 1050 Elsene • Tel.: 02/629.34.83 • jodhondt@vub.ac.be