402-0895-00L The Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions
| Semester | Spring Semester 2022 |
| Lecturers | A. Gehrmann-De Ridder |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Special Students UZH must book the module PHY563 directly at UZH. |
| Abstract | Topics to be covered: A) Electroweak Theory - Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism - The electroweak Standard Model Lagrangian - The role of the Higgs and the Goldstone bosons B) Flavour Physics -The flavour sector of the Standard Model -The neutral kaon system and CP violation C) Neutrino oscillations D) Precision tests of the electroweak Standard Model |
| Learning objective | An introduction to modern theoretical particle physics |
| Literature | As described in the entity: Lernmaterialien |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Knowledge of Quantum Field Theory I is required. Parallel following of Quantum Field Theory II is recommended. |