Physique des particules et Physique Nucleaire

Part I (experimental aspects):principles of experimental investigation in particle physics, discovery of particles and of strong and weak interactions, introduction to accelerators, the quark model, qualitative introduction to Feynman diagrams, particles interactions with matter, particle detection and identification, symmetries and conserevation laws. Part II (theoretical aspects): reviews of the principle of special relativity; the Klein-Gordon equation and bosonic particles; the Dirac equation and fermionic particles; elementary processes (decay of a particle; scattering of two particles).

This introductory lecture aims providing some theoretical and experimental bases for further lectures on either fundamental interactions or cosmology, proposed during the master in physics. For the other physics students, it offers a minimum general knowledge in particle physics. Part I (experimental aspects) : learn to link experimental observations and theoretical models, illustrate concepts introduced during lectures on special relativity and quantum mechanics, introduce new concepts to be treated more rigourously and more completely in further lectures. Part II (theoretical aspects) : to learn the basic implications of special relativity for quantum mechanics

Required and corequired courses

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Part I: lectures in French with slides, completed by three homeworks (first term). Part II: lectures in French (in English upon request), no homework, chalk and blackboard.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Part I: “Introduction to Elementary Particles”, David Griffiths, 2nd Revised Edition (2008), Wiley-VCH. “Particle Physics”, B.R. Martin and G. Shaw, 3rd Edition (2008), Wiley. Part II: "Relativistic Quantum Mechanics", Bjorken & Drell and lecture notes

Contacts

Part I: Catherine.Vander.Velde@ulb.ac.be

Part II: either mtytgat@ulb.ac.be or Thomas.Hambye@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

Part I: 3 points for the homeworks and 17 points for an oral examination, a summary question to be prepared with notes and an exercice similar to those encountered in the homeworks (either first or second term). Part II: short written test followed by an oral exam. Sorry, no homework.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The final mark is the average of the marks obtained for each part.