Fall 2025 Physics GU4050 section 001

Introduction to Particle Physics

INTRO TO PARTICLE PHYSICS

Call Number 13182
Day & Time
Location
MW 4:10pm-5:25pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Mark Ross-Lonergan
Type LECTURE
Course Description Prerequisites: PHYS UN2601 or PHYS UN2802 or the equivalent. This course covers the Standard Model of Particle Physics, including it conception, successes, and limitations, with the goal of introducing upper-level physics majors to the foundations and current status of particle physics as a field of research. Specific topics to be covered include: historical introduction and review of the Standard Model; particle interactions and particle dynamics; relativistic kinematics; Feynman calculus, quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, and weak interactions; electroweak unification and the Higgs mechanism; neutrino oscillations; and beyond-standard model physics and evidence. Along the way, students will research special topics and familiarize themselves with particle physics research.
Web Site Vergil
Department Physics
Enrollment 10 students (20 max) as of 8:05PM Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Subject Physics
Number GU4050
Section 001
Division Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Section key 20253PHYS4050G001