Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
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Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg 59<br />
Department of Physics and Astronomy<br />
Code: MVHE1<br />
Programme: <strong>Master</strong> of Science (Physics)<br />
Course Title: Advanced Topics in Particle<br />
Physics<br />
Type: Lecture and Journal Club<br />
Credit Points: 4<br />
Workload: 120 h<br />
Teaching Hours:<br />
3/week<br />
Mode:<br />
WPM<br />
Term:<br />
WS/SS<br />
Module Parts :<br />
• Introductory lecture to actual research field in particle physics (2 hours/week)<br />
• Journal Club where on the basis of recent publications details of a particular research area<br />
are discussed (1 hour/week)<br />
Module Contents:<br />
The focus of the lecture are the experimental tests of the building blocks of matter and their<br />
f<strong>und</strong>amental interactions:<br />
• Test of QED in electron-positron annihilation<br />
• Probing the structure of the nucleon<br />
• Strong interaction<br />
• Weak interaction: charged and neutral currents<br />
• Electro-weak unification: The Standard Model<br />
• Flavour oscillations and CP violation<br />
• Physics beyond the Standard Model<br />
• Particle physics and cosmology<br />
Objective: Overview of the experimental fo<strong>und</strong>ation of modern particle physics and introduction<br />
into today’s main experimental questions. The tutorials provide the possibility for<br />
further discussions.<br />
Necessary/useful Knowledge: Content of PEP5 (Bachelor), MKEP1 (<strong>Master</strong>)<br />
Recommended Literature: To be announced by lecturer<br />
Specialties: Journal Club to discuss actual research topics<br />
Form of Testing and Examination: To be defined by lecturer before beginning of course<br />
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