6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4012717CNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd bachelor niveau.
The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics provides an excellent theoretical description of elementary matter particles and their interactions through the electroweak and strong forces. Important notions such as (chiral) gauge theories and the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism are introduced and applied to the Standard Model. Ample time is spent to the Brout-Englert-Higgs particle and its phenomenology. Flavor physics (CKM matrix, CP violation) and neutrino physics (Majorana and Dirac masses, masses for neutrinos, see-saw mechanism, neutrino oscillations) are thoroughly treated.
In the last part of the course we turn our attention to "beyond the Standard Model physics". After analyzing the shortcomings of the Standard Model and introducing regularization, renormalization and the running of coupling constants, we end with an introduction to grand unified theories and supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model.
Because of de flood of new experimental data coming from the LHC and other experiments, the contents of the course is continously adapted to the lates insights.
This course is on the program of the KU Leuven. The course is also often followed by students from the ULB and the UGent. In principle the course is taught in Brussels but some lecture days might be offered through teleclassing.
There are 5 teaching days - spread over the semester - starting at 9 am and ending at 3 pm.
The exercises are given in the form of homework. The students have to write a final paper - between 7 and 11 pages long - discussing a topic related to the course. The homework will be corrected and particular problems will be discussed in class.
The course aims at giving the student a thorough microscopic understanding of elementary matter particles and their interactions through the electroweak and strong forces. Upon completion the student should be able to follow the most recent advances in elementary particle physics.
By studying certain scientific publications and presentations the student gets in touch with the current developments in the field.
Ample attention is given to the methodology which led to the Standard Model of Particle Physics.
The exercises and the final paper allow the student to model and analytically treat complex physical phenomena.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 33% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 34% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Paper bepaalt 33% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The homework assignments and final paper are important ingredients of the final evaluation. The exam itself consists of a discussion of various conceptual points addressed in the course.
The exam itself last about an hour and is held using telclassing tools.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
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