Physics 610                Adv Particle Physics

Spring 2014

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SYLLABUS



Course Description

Unification

Physics 610 continues the survey of the phenomena of the elementary particles of matter and their interactions of Physics 661 and 662. During this term we will study:

  • Experimental Methods
  • Early Universe
  • Gravitational Radiation


Course Administration

Instructor: Prof. Jim Brau

541-346-4766
414B Willamette
(enter through 414 Willamette)
jimbrau at uoregon.edu

Class Hours: TBD
                 and TBD

Classroom: Willamette TBD

Office Hours: MW 10-11 am

Physics 610 web page: http://physics.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/ph610-2014


Reading and Study Material

Unification

Required Textbook

Particle Physics, 3rd Edition (2008)
B. R. Martin and G. Shaw

Recommended Supplementary Resources

Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th Edition (2000)
Donald H. Perkins

Particle Data Group Tables and Reports
http://pdg.lbl.gov/
especially "Experimental Methods and Colliders"

"Introduction to Cosmology" by Mark Trodden and Sean M. Carroll
http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0401547v1.pdf

"Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology with Gravitational Waves"
by B.S. Sathyaprakash and Bernard F. Schutz
http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2009-2/download/lrr-2009-2Color.pdf


Grading Policy

Grades will be based on homework problem sets and classroom participation.


Prerequisites

This course follows the two quarters of Physics 661-662 covering the phenomenology of elementary particle physics. Selected advanced topics will be studied this term. The course is intended for students with an interest in the underlying theoretical basis of particle physics and related experiments. Students should have mastered the material covered in Physics 661 and 662.