PHYS8750 · Physics
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This graduate-level elective course is a survey of Particle Physics (Fundamental Particles and Interactions).The course will cover a brief history, the `Standard Model, unification of forces at high energy, role of Group Theory and Symmetries, Supersymmetry, experiments and machines, LHC and the Higgs Boson and future directions. A basic understanding of mechanics, quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, and special relativity is required.
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