PHYS 470 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Here is a tentative course schedule (under construction):
The reading assignments are relevant for the Checkpoints, which are due before the Monday lecture.
T in the reading assignments refers to Thomson (Modern Particle Physics), G to Griffiths and L refers to the Lecture notes.
Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Checkpoint | Homework | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 Jan | Introduction | L Ch. I T Ch. 1 G. Ch. 1 |
no CP | no HW | |
2 | 27 Jan 29 Jan |
Units, scales, particle overview Fundamental interactions and Feynman diagrams |
L Ch. I T Ch. 1, 2 G Ch. 1 |
CP 1 Solutions |
no HW |
|
3 |
03 Feb
05 Feb
|
QCD, Weak Interactions, Lifetimes Relativistic Kinematics |
L Ch. II T 2.2 G 2.5, 3 |
CP 2 Solutions |
HW 1 Solutions |
|
4 |
10 Feb
12 Feb |
Fermi's Golden Rule Decay rates and cross sections |
L Ch. III T Ch. 3 G Ch. 6.1-2 |
CP 3 Solutions |
HW 2 Solutions |
|
5 |
17 Feb
19 Feb
|
The Dirac Equation | T Ch. 4.1-7 G Ch. 7.1-2 |
CP 4 Solutions |
HW 3 Solutions |
|
6 |
24 Feb
26 Feb
|
Solutions of the Dirac Equation Helicity, Feynman diagrams revisited |
T Ch. 4.6-4.8, 5.2-5.4 G Ch. 7.4 |
CP 5 Solutions |
HW 4 Solutions |
|
7 |
02 Mar
04 Mar
|
Introduction to QED |
T Ch. 5-6 G Ch. 7.5 |
CP 6 Solutions |
HW 5 Solutions |
|
8 |
09 Mar 11 Mar |
QED processes Midterm exam |
T Ch. 1-6 G Ch. 1-3,6,7 |
no CP |
no HW |
|
9 |
16 Mar
18 Mar
|
Springbreak | ||||
10 |
23 Mar
25 Mar
|
Electron-positron annihilation Chirality and helicity in QED |
T Ch. 6-7 G Ch. 7-8 |
CP 7 Solutions |
HW 6 Solutions |
|
11 |
30 Mar
01 Apr
|
Electron-proton
scattering, board
notes Relativistic electron-proton scattering, board notes |
T Ch. 8 G Ch. 8 |
CP 8 Solutions |
HW 7 Solutions |
|
12 |
06 Apr
08 Apr
|
Inelastic
ep scattering,
board notes Deep Inelastic Scattering, board notes |
T Ch. 8 G Ch. 8 |
CP 9 Solutions |
HW 8 Solutions |
|
13 |
13 Apr
15 Apr
|
The quark-parton
model, board notes Introduction to QCD, board notes |
T Ch. 8.4-5, 10.1-2 G Ch. 8.1-3 |
CP 10 Solutions |
HW 9 Solutions |
|
14 |
20 Apr 22 Apr |
QCD, board notes proton-proton collisions, board notes |
T Ch. 10 G Ch. 8 |
CP 11 Solutions |
HW 10 Solutions |
|
15 |
27 Apr
29 Apr
|
Symmetries Isospin |
L Ch. IV Ch. V T Ch. 9 G Ch.4-5 |
CP 12 Solutions |
HW 11 Solutions |
|
16 |
04 May
06 May
|
C,P, Isospin Flavor wave functions |
L Ch. V T Ch. 9 G Ch. 5 |
CP 13 Solutions |
HW 12 Solutions |
|
17 |
08 May
11 May
12 May
|
Final exam: Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 8:00am-11:00am US CDT | Practice Problems Solutions |