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Particle <strong>Physics</strong> and CosmologyUCAS code: F373 (MPhys), F372 (BSc)lancasteruniversityparticle physics packagehttp://lppp.lancs.ac.uk/The universe is a mysterious place! How did it form?Where does mass come from? Wh<strong>at</strong> is the n<strong>at</strong>ure of the"dark m<strong>at</strong>ter" or "dark energy" which we cannot see andwhich accounts for almost all of the mass of the Universe?Where did all the anti-m<strong>at</strong>ter go? Wh<strong>at</strong> are the propertiesof the elusive neutrino? How can we truly understand theuniverse in which we live when there are still so manyunanswered questions?All of these questions are addressed by research in<strong>to</strong>particle physics and cosmology. <strong>Lancaster</strong> particlephysicists work <strong>at</strong> st<strong>at</strong>e-of-the-art particle accelera<strong>to</strong>rs( CERN's LHC, JPARC's neutrino beam and, until recently,Fermilab's Tev<strong>at</strong>ron) <strong>to</strong> investig<strong>at</strong>e and identify the n<strong>at</strong>ureof space and time, while the resident cosmologistsemploy all of their cre<strong>at</strong>ive and m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical abilities <strong>to</strong>explain the early his<strong>to</strong>ry of the Universe in a way th<strong>at</strong>complements and supports observ<strong>at</strong>ional andexperimental d<strong>at</strong>a.I decided <strong>to</strong> study particlephysics and cosmologybecause I find thedifferences between thequantum world and theNew<strong>to</strong>nian worldfascin<strong>at</strong>ing - especiallyhow all of th<strong>at</strong>corresponds <strong>to</strong> the birth ofthe universe and how we gothere <strong>to</strong>day. I am very glad th<strong>at</strong> Icame <strong>to</strong> <strong>Lancaster</strong> <strong>University</strong>, the course is gre<strong>at</strong>, thepeople are as enthusiastic as I first found them and Iwouldn't want <strong>to</strong> be anywhere else.Bella Boulders<strong>to</strong>ne – Second Year MPhys <strong>Physics</strong> withParticle <strong>Physics</strong> and Cosmology.This expertise is transl<strong>at</strong>ed in<strong>to</strong> an exciting, modernphysics course based on the found<strong>at</strong>ion of our corephysics program.Subjects include:Big Bang cosmologyThe origin of large scale structure of the UniverseDark m<strong>at</strong>terFundamental particle theoryGauge theories and grand unific<strong>at</strong>ionParticle acceler<strong>at</strong>ion and detectionFlavour physicsIn addition <strong>to</strong> learning about the Universe on its largestand its smallest scales during the first 3 years, MPhysstudents will also have an opportunity <strong>to</strong> collabor<strong>at</strong>e withone of the active researchers in the department on a finalyearproject. This allows our students <strong>to</strong> explore some ofthe key questions more fully, and contribute <strong>to</strong>wardsfinding the answers.Project <strong>to</strong>pics include:Search for the Higgs particleNeutrino oscill<strong>at</strong>ionsThe physics of B-quark particlesDark m<strong>at</strong>ter and galaxy form<strong>at</strong>ion Final year students visiting CERNwww.physics.lancs.ac.uk13
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