Details of PH3203 (Spring 2013)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| PH3203 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | Ananda Dasgupta |
| Syllabus |
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| Fundamental interactions and their characteristics. Uncertainty
principle and the meson exchange theory of nuclear forces. Virtual particles as the carrier of fundamental forces. Connection with Gauge theories. Classification of particles. Internal symmetries and internal quantum numbers. Conservation laws. Isospin and its analogy with angular momentum. Charge independence of the nuclear force and the deuteron problem. The discrete symmetries C, P and T. Antiparticles. Parity violation in the weak interactions. Substructure of the hadrons. The discovery of resonances and the proliferation of elementary particles. The quark model. The modern interpretation of particle interactions. Quarks and leptons as the basic building blocks of matter and their interactions. The concept of color quantum number. Simple applications of relativistic kinematics in particle production and decay. Fixed target versus colliding beam experiments. Discovery of new particles at e+e- and hadron colliders. Quantum mechanics of two-level systems and particle oscillations. The meson-antimeson and neutrino-antineutrino oscillations. Brief introduction to different neutrino oscillation experiments. Special topics : The large hadron collider and the Higgs. CP violation and B-factories. The interface of particle physics and cosmology. |
| References |
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| 1. W E Burchaim and M Jobes, Nuclear and particle physics, Longman
Scientific and Technical (1995). 2. D. H. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics, Addison-Wesley (1987). 3. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to elementary particles, John-Wiley and Sons(1987). 4. I Kaplan, Nuclear Physics, Addison-Wesley (1962). 5. A. Das and T. Ferbel, Introduction to nuclear and particle physics, John Wiley and Sons (1993). |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Core |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | MS | 6 | Core |
| 4 | RS | 1 | Elective |