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260048 VU Modern Methods in Particle Physics (2024W)

6.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 04.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 08.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 11.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 15.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 18.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 22.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 25.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 29.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 05.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 08.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 12.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 15.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 19.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 22.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 26.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 29.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 03.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 06.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 10.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 13.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 17.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 07.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 10.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 14.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 17.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Friday 24.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture will cover advanced topics in theoretical Particle Physics with the goal of introducing theoretical methods to calculate phenomenological predictions for QED and QCD scattering processes and the general context of the Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics.

Topics include:

- Review of QED, Feynman Rules, Treelevel calculations
- Dimensional Regularization
- One-loop integrals, Differential Equation Method, Harmonic Polylogarithms
- One-loop QED form factors
- Infrared divergences in QED
- Non-Abelian Gauge Theories, Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
- QCD beta function
- Goldstone's Theorem, Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Higgs mechanism
- Construction of the Standard Model Lagragian

Further information on the lecture (modalities, lecture notes, recommended text book, exercise sheets, exams) will be provided on the moodle page of the lecture.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in the lecture part and regular presentations in the exercise part of the VU, a final project will be posed as a take-home exam at the end of the semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The content of the lecture builds on advanced knowledge of the bachelor T lectures on mechanics, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics and the particle physics lectures "Introduction to Particle Physics” (bachelor), “Advance Particle Physics” (master-core) as important prerequisites. This means that you should have basic knowledge of QED, the Dirac equation formalism, and doing calculations in quantum field theory for observables such as cross sections and lifetimes.

Grades will be given based on presentation of homework exercises in the exercise sessions and the take-home exams. The exercises complement will extend/deepen the content of the lecture and are hence indispensable for mastering the subject and a positive evaluation.

Examination topics

Will be announced in due course.

Reading list

Lecture Notes
Textbook: Quantum field theory and the standard model, Cambridge U Press, handouts (Matthew Schwartz)
Textbook: QCD and collider physics, Cambridge U Press (Ellis, Stirling, Webber)
See the lecture moodle page.

Association in the course directory

M-ERG, UF MA PHYS 01a, UF MA PHYS 01b

Last modified: Fr 04.10.2024 16:26