Elementary Particle Physics
| Title | ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΔΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΙΔΙΩΝ / Elementary Particle Physics |
| Code | ΠΣΕ204 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Spyridon Tzamarias |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003019 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600178191
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600178191
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the course, the student has an overall picture of the theories and experiments which shaped the Physics of Elementary Particles.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Interactions and the Yukawa mechanism. Classification of elementary particles. Natural system of units. Relativistic kinematics. Mandelstam variables. Resonances and invariant mass. Symmetries and conservation laws, Noether's theorem. Space inversion, charge conjugation, time reversal, CPT theorem. Kaons and kaon oscillations. CP violation and kaons. Isotopic spin. G-parity. Scattering and decays of particles. Deep inelastic scattering. Short description of the standard model.
Educational Material Types
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΔΗ ΣΩΜΑΤΙΔΙΑ, Α. ΝΙΚΟΛΑΪΔΗΣ, ΑΪΒΑΖΗΣ
Last Update
08-11-2020
