PHYS 575
Particle Physics I

Credit:  4 hours.


Basic calculations in elementary particle theory. Quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, and the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions as applied to the phenomenology of particle decays and high energy reactions. Prerequisite: PHYS 570 (in exceptional circumstances, PHYS 570 may be taken concurrently with departmental approval). Recommended (strongly): credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 582.