PHY7079: Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics

Half-Semester graduate level course {continuation of Professor K. Matchev's course): Physics of the Standard Model and Beyond

The required textbooks will be two of my books, field Theory: A Modern Primer, and Journeys Beyond the Standard Model. Both can be found on my departmental website

. The lectures will also use my 2011 TASI Lectures, where you will find a list of useful textbooks

Standard Model: The Quantum Field Theory
Standard Model Insufficiencies: Masses, Mixings, Hierarchies, Dark Matter
Standard Model Patterns: Grand Unification, Supersymmetry

Class and contact Information

Schedule: MWF period 5 (11:45 to 12:35), NPB 1200
Instructor: P. Ramond, email: pierre.ramond@gmail.com



Examinations

The Final will consist of a research paper on an advanced topic to be determined, together with an oral examination.