Introduction to Particle Physics II

Dates and Room:

Mondays (M4M5M6), NTHU, 物504 (Physics Building Room 504)

Classes are on Mondays 11:10-12:00, 13:20-14:10 and 14:20-15:10 at 物504 (Physics Building Room 504)

Course Description:

This course is the continuation of Introduction to Particle Physics I. In the first part we have introduced basic Quantum Electrodynamics as the simplest realistic example of a Quantum Field Theory. In the second part we will focus on two main subjects: I) Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and the Higgs mechanism and II) basic principles of loop calculations and renormalisation.

The students are recommended to have taken either Introduction to Particle Physics I or to have some knowledge of basic Quantum Electrodynamics.

Text books:

• “Gauge Theories in Particle Physics Volume I and II”, Ian J.R. Aitchison & Anthony J.G. Hey
• “Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics”, Ta-Pei Cheng & Ling-Fong Li
• “An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory”, M.E. Peskin & D.V. Schroeder
• Other electronic resources

Teaching Method:

Lectures and Exercises

Evaluation:

Homework (70 %), final exam (30 %), subject to change

Homework