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

Exam Board

ALESSANDRO PETROLINI (President)

ROBERTA CARDINALE

CARLO SCHIAVI

FEDERICO SFORZA

FABRIZIO PARODI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam. The student can start discussing a topic of his/her choice, will then be asked to answer questions on the remaining part of the program.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam aims at testing the student preparation and his/her abilitity to critically discuss the course contents.
The examining board will also ascertain the ability to exploit the knowledge acquired to estimate orders of magnitude in particle physics processes
and design possible measurement strategies.