CODE 61872 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 FISICA 9012 (LM-17) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 FISICA 9012 (LM-17) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2019/2020) NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2019 THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2019 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2019 MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2019 PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2020/2021) NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2020 THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2020 MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2020 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to deepen some of the topics that are at the heart of modern research in particle physics. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of the course is to present the basic analytical tools and the phenomenological bases of modern particle physics, through various examples and applications. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES introducing basic tools to understand modern particle physics and the necessary pre-requisite to achieve an understanding of particle physics based on quantum mechanics and relativity introducing modern particle physics from a phenomenological viewpoint introducing to techniques and methods to study elementary particles’ properties and their interactions, with particular focus on the theory and phenomenology of strong interactions. discussing open problems in high-energy physics all topics are complemented by examples and applications TEACHING METHODS Blackboard lectures accompanied by examples and exercises. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Recap on the Standard Minimal Model of fundamental interactions. Complements of Quantum Mechanics. Examples and Applications to FdP. Complements of Relativistic Mechanics. Examples and Applications to FdP. Decays and Scattering; operator S; impulse and helicity eigenstates. Decay width and cross section. Phase space. Invariant amplitude of transition. Outline of the perturbative and heuristic methods of Feynman diagrams. Examples and Applications. Symmetries. Symmetries and transition amplitudes. Conservation Laws. Examples and Applications. The determination of the properties of the particles. Partial Wave analysis and helical analysis. Examples and Applications. The Standard Model; massive neutrinos; the CKM and PMNS matrices; precision fit. Physics of heavy flavors. Phenomenology of QCD. The violation of CP and hints to bariogenesis. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Principali Riferimenti Bibliografici Fisica relativistica: Hagedorn, Byckling-Kajantie. Fisica quantistica: Sakurai. Teoria dei campi: Weinberg, Landau, Misner-Thorne-Wheeler, Peskin-Schroeder. Simmetrie: Sozzi, Bigi-Sanda, Sakurai. Fisica matematica: Ticciati. Fenomenologia: Nagashima, Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ALESSANDRO PETROLINI Exam Board ALESSANDRO PETROLINI (President) ROBERTA CARDINALE CARLO SCHIAVI FEDERICO SFORZA FABRIZIO PARODI (President Substitute) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test with exercises aimed at verifying the concepts of the first part of the course. The oral exam instead consists of a discussion of the written test and an interview aimed at verifying the topics covered in the second part of the course. ASSESSMENT METHODS The written exam contains exercises both of a theoretical nature, aimed at verifying the comprehension of the arguments developed in class, and of applicative nature. In the latter case, the resolution of numerical problems aims to verify that the student is familiar with the concepts discussed in class and he/she can apply them to solve physical problems. The oral exam, of a duration of about 30 minutes, instead consists essentially in the exposition of one of the topics addressed during the study of strong interactions.