PHZ 7359 The STANDARD MODEL of Elementary Particles II

SPRING 2010

INSTRUCTOR

Pierre Sikivie
Office: NPB 2063
email: sikivie@phys.ufl.edu
tel: 352.392.1923

CLASS TIMES

MWF, 4:05 - 4:55pm, in NPB 1216

OFFICE HOURS

MWF, 3:00 - 3:50pm, in NPB 2063

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Tree level processes
2. Global symmetries of the strong interactions
3. Quantization of non-Abelian gauge theories
4. Quantum chromodynamics
5. Anomalies
6. Quantization of spontaneously broken gauge theories

READING MATERIALS

Our textbook is "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory", by M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, Perseus 1995.

In addition, the following books may be useful:
  • "The Quantum Theory of Fields", Vols. I and II, by S. Weinberg, Cambridge University Press 1995 and 1996.

  • "Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics", by T.-P. Cheng and L.-F. Li, Oxford University Press 1984.

  • "Dynamics of the Standard Model", by J.F. Donoghue, E. Golowich and B.R. Holstein, Cambridge University Press 1992.

  • "Journeys beyond the Standard Model", by P. Ramond, Perseus 1999.

  • "Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions", by W. Greiner and B. Muller, Springer-Verlag 1993.

  • "Quantum Chromodynamics", by W. Greiner and A. Schafer, Springer-Verlag 1994.

  • "Quarks and Leptons: an Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics", by F. Halzen and A.D. Martin, John Wiley & Sons 1984.

  • "Quarks, Leptons & Gauge Fields", by K. Huang, World Scientific 1982.

GRADING

The final grade will be based on homework (60%) and a final exam (40%).