Physics 610                Collider Physics

Physics 610 will cover the following topics in Collider Physics, with an introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking:

• Introduction to the elementary particles and interactions
• The Standard Model
• Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
• Precision Tests of the Standard Model
• Problems with the Standard Model
• Discovery and Measurements of the Higgs Boson
• Extensions to the Standard Model
• Experiments with Hadron Colliders
• Experiments with Lepton Colliders

These topics cover the important issues in collider physics research related to electroweak symmetry breaking. Throughout the course, the interplay between theory and experiment will be emphasized.

Instructor: Prof. Jim Brau

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

Class Hours: M/W 2:00 - 3:50 pm

Classroom: 318 Willamette

Office Hours: M/Tu 11 am

Physics 610 web page: http://physics.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/ph610-2017

PRIMARY STUDY MATERIALS:

ELECTROWEAK MODEL AND CONSTRAINTS ON NEW PHYSICS
Particle Data Group

STATUS OF HIGGS BOSON PHYSICS
Particle Data Group

SUPERSYMMETRY, PART I (THEORY)
Particle Data Group

SUPERSYMMETRY, PART II (EXPERIMENT)
Particle Data Group

Grades will be based on homework problem sets, a mid-term exam and a final exam.

This course is a one semester stand-alone course, intended for students with an interest in the underlying theoretical basis of collider experiments at the energy frontier. Students should have mastered undergraduate courses on

• Modern physics
• Basic quantum mechanics
• Relativistic mechanics