Particle Physics 1

This course is an introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics. We will begin by reviewing the elementary particles and their interactions. Next, we will examine how to use Lie group theory to classify these elementary particles. Finally, we will discuss the concept of electromagnetic interactions for charged particles without spin (scalar electrodynamics).

- Learn about elementary particles,

- Know how to classify them using group theory and the theory of group representations,

- Learn how to calculate the probabilities of interactions using Feynman diagrams.

This course is an introductory course designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge required for the “Particle Physics 2” module in the third semester of the CCP Master’s program.

- Electromagnetism

- Quantum Mechanics

- Special Relativity

- Classical Field Theory

- Analytical Mechanics

- Mathematical Physics

Recommended prerequisites:

- Nuclear and Particle Physics

Final Exam, written test (2 hours) without reference materials.

0 – Introduction

1) History

2) Quantum Field Theory

3) Unit systems

4) Reactions

I – Particles and Interactions

1) Classification by spin

2) Classification Based on Interactions

3) Types of Interactions – Feynman Diagrams

4) Particles and Antiparticles

II – Symmetries and Quarks

1) Symmetry groups

2) SU(3) and the quark model

III – Scalar Electrodynamics

1) Special Relativity

2) Wave function of a spinless particle

3) Electromagnetic interactions