Theory of Fundamental Interactions

Lecture Course, Summer Term 2020

ITP, Hannover University

Till Bargheer: Lectures and tutorials

Catalog / Stud.IP

Course Material

Lecture notes (PDF, 131 pages)

Problem sets (PDF, 14 pages)

Literature:

Gordon Kane: Modern elementary particle physics

Cambridge University Press

Prerequisites: Introductory quantum theory (including spin)

Course Contents (tentative)

The course will give an introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics, which describes all matter and forces at small scales, ending with an outlook towards possible extensions beyond the TeV scale.

• Particles and forces
• Lagrangians and interactions in field theory
• Gauge invariance, non-abelian gauge theory
• Dirac-Fermions
• The electroweak theory
• Masses and the Higgs mechanism
• Quantum chromodynamics, quark confinement, jets, glueballs
• Cross sections, decay widths, lifetimes
• Quark and Lepton mixing angles
• CP violation, neutrino masses
• Advanced topics