COURSE DETAIL
PARTICLE PHYSICS
Country
Canada
Host Institution
McGill University
Program(s)
McGill University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics
UCEAP Course Number
172
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PARTICLE PHYSICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PARTICLE PHYSICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course is an introduction to particle physics. Students are required to have an academic background in quantum mechanics and special relativity as a prerequisite. The course emphasizes phenomenology within the standard model of particle physics. The course discusses topics including an overview of the standard model and fundamental forces; continuous and discrete symmetries, and elementary group theory; special relativity; quarkonium and baryonic bound states; Feynman rules, decay rates, and cross sections; Dirac equation and Feynman rules for quantum electrodynamics; weak interaction decay rates; and neutrino oscillations, and solar and atmospheric neutrinos.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHYS 567
Host Institution Course Title
PARTICLE PHYSICS
Host Institution Campus
Science
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Physics