Survey of Elementary Particle Physics
Fall 2005

Preliminary Schedule

 
 

Please note - this schedule will probably be revised from time to time.  You are advised to check this page weekly.  Make a bookmark!
 

 

Week

 

Subject Matter

Reading
(Griffiths)

1

9/19-21

Historical overview

Chapter 1

2

9/24

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Chapter 1

3

10/1

Particle Detectors
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4

10/8

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Elementary Particle Dynamics

Chapter 2

5

10/15

Relativistic Kinematics
(Relativistic E/M)

Chapter 3

6

10/22

Lorentz Invariant Phase Space (LIPS)

Resonances, Dalitz plots

Chapter 3

7

10/29

Midterm Exam #1 on 10/30

Symmetries in particle physics

Chapter 4

8

11/5

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Chapter 4-5

9

11/12

Bound States

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Chapter 5

10

11/19

Nov 22-25, Thanksgiving Holiday.

Chapter 6

11

11/26

Cross Sections and Lifetimes

Feynman Rules (I)

Chapter 6

12

12/3

Exam week

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