151-2047-00L  Physics of Atoms, Nuclei and Elementary Particles (EPFL)

SemesterAutumn Semester 2017
Lecturersexternal organisers
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentNo enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at EPFL.


AbstractIn this lecture, symmetry and conservation law are applied to derive wave functions for elementary particles. Relativistic wave functions are analysed and applied for massive and massless particles. Different ideas on antiparticles are explored.
ObjectivePresent the basic and common notions needed for describing atomic,
nuclear and elementary particle physics.
Content- Introduction to general concepts commonly used in atomic, nuclear and elementary particle physics.
- Symmetry principles.
- Description of forces.
- Scaler, spinor and vector field
- Relativic wave function
Lecture notesLecture notes and problems are haded out prior to the course.
Prerequisites / NoticeRequired courses: Quantum mechanics, electrodynamics and special relativity

Recommended courses: Nuclear and particle physics

Important concepts to start the course: Symmetry and conservation, lorentz invariance and spin and statistics