PHYS 7645

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PHYS 7645
An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course is an introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics. Familiarity with Feynman rules, Lagrangians, and relativistic wave equations at the level of PHYS 7651 is required. Topics covered include strong and electro-weak interactions, Higgs mechanism, and phenomenology of weak interactions, the quark model, and particle detectors. The course is taught at the level of Particle Physics: A Comprehensive Introduction by Abe Seiden, and The Standard Model and Beyond by Paul Langacker.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHYS 7651 and PHYS 4444 or equivalent. Undergrads by permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

When Offered Spring.

Comments Undergraduate students must take course for letter grade.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9815 PHYS 7645   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Ryd, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Undergraduates must take for letter grade.
    For Physics course enrollment help, please see: https://physics.cornell.edu/enrollment-guide.

  •  9816 PHYS 7645   DIS 201

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    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Ryd, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person