Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-requisites: PHYS3002 AND PHYS3004 AND PHYS3007 AND PHYS3008
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Appreciate the role of symmetries in particle physics
- Understand and be able to calculate in relativistic quantum mechanics
- Understand symmetry breaking mechanisms in particle physics
- Have a broad overview of the standard model and its predictions
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 36 |
Wider reading or practice | 66 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
Completion of assessment task | 2 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Revision | 10 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Textbooks
Dunningham & Vedral (for revision). Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity.
Gorbunov and Rubakov (for Cosmology part). Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe.
Perkins (an experimental view of the subject). Introduction to High Energy Physics.
Aitchison and Hey (more formal core book). Gauge Theories in Particle Physics.
Halzen and Martin (more phenomenological core book). Quarks and Leptons.
Casalbuoni (good entry book to QFT). Introduction to Quantum Field Theory.
Lee (essential for the part con colliders). Accelerator Physics.
Martin and Shaw (more phenomenological core book). Particle Physics.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Non compulsory problem sheets are available on the website, including model answers, though they are not used for formal (summative) assessment purposes.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External