402-0895-00L The Standard Model of Strong and Electroweak Interactions
Semester | Spring Semester 2015 |
Lecturers | S. Pozzorini, M. Spira |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Abstract | This course provides a detailed account of the theoretical aspects of quantum chromodynamics and the electroweak interactions as the main constituents of the standard model of particle physics. |
Objective | To gain familiarity with the phenomenological and technical aspects of the electroweak and strong interactions towards being able to understand the research literature and to perform computations. |
Content | Theoretical topics inclue: -Review of standard Lagrangian density and Feynman rules -Spinor helicity method -Basic scattering processes -Renormalization in QCD and electroweak theory -Modern techniques for higher order calculations -Renormalization group equations and scaling violations -Resummation -Tests of the standard model at the quantum level -Higgs Boson physics |
Lecture notes | A script will be distributed during the course. |
Literature | No specific book is used for the course. Relevant literature will be cited in the course. |
Prerequisites / Notice | Knowledge of Quantum field theory I is required. Only one of two may be recognised: this new course unit 402-0895-00L, the old course unit 402-0886-00L. |