Learning objectives
The first objective of the course is to illustrate the Standard Model of electroweak interactions, discussing its theoretical foundations and the main experimental verification of its validity. Interested students are required to have an elementary knowledge of quantum field theory and Feynman diagrams.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The Standard Model SU (2) XU (1). Quarks and leptons. Weak currents and violations of C and P. Lagrangian of Fermi and muon decay. Z Physics at LEP. Quark masses and flavor transitions. GIM mechanism. CP violation. Masses of leptons and flavor symmetries. Symmetries in quantum field theory. Precision tests of the standard model. The phenomenology of the Higgs boson and the Higgs discovery at the LHC. The Standard Model as the effective theory and the hierarchy problem. Masses and neutrino oscillations. The problem of dark matter and of the phenomenological implications. Outline of possible extensions of the Standard Model.
Full programme
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Bibliography
Peskin-Schroeder. “An introduction to quantum field theory”. Addison-Wesley 1995
Cheng-Li. “Gauge theory of elementary particle physics”. Oxford Press 1984
Teaching methods
Class lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination. During the course some homeworks will be given and discussed during the oral examination.
Other information
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