THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2014/2015
Archive for reference only
THIS PAGE IS OUT OF DATE

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Undergraduate Course: The Standard Model (PHYS11036)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe methods developed in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory (PHY-4-RelQFT) are applied to construct and analyse the physics of the electroweak Standard Model and Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) after having derived the Feynman rules. The necessary group theoretical knowledge will be introduced during the course and used to introduce the quark model.
A central role in the electroweak theory will be played by the Higgs mechanism and flavour physics. For QCD the concept of a running coupling and the beta function will be motivated. The phenomenology of the Standard Model will be discussed for e+e-colliders, DIS (deep inelastic scattering) and hadronic collisions. Special emphasis will be put on Higgs physics at present and future collider experiments.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Methods of Mathematical Physics (PHYS10034) AND Classical Electrodynamics (PHYS11045) AND Relativistic Quantum Field Theory (PHYS11021)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements At least 80 credit points accrued incourses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 11, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 61 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Degree Examination 80%
Coursework 20%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)The Standard Model2:00
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that a student is:
1) familiar with symmetry principles in relativistic field theories and to be able to apply Noether's Theorem
2) able to construct simple abelian/nonabelian field theories
3) familiar with spontaneous symmetry breakdown in the sigma model, and the the Goldstone Theorem
4) able to formulate spontaneously broken gauge theories and to be familiar with the Higgs mechanism
5) familiar with the Standard Model (SM) Lagrangian, its derivation and its Feynman rules in the unitary gauge
6) able to evaluate simple tree-level scattering processes in the SM
7) familiar with the quark model
8) the concept of a running coupling, the beta function and asymptotic freedom in QCD
9) familiar with the QCD parton model, parton distribution functions and the Altarelli-Parisi equations
10) familiar with the Flavour sector of the SM and the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Matrix
11) familiar with collider phenomenology and tests of the SM, especially with Higgs boson phenomenology at present and future colliders like the LHC (Large Hadron Collider at CERN).
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsStMod
Contacts
Course organiserProf Peter Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 6573
Email: paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Yuhua Lei
Tel: (0131 6) 517067
Email: yuhua.lei@ed.ac.uk
Navigation
Help & Information
Home
Introduction
Glossary
Search DPTs and Courses
Regulations
Regulations
Degree Programmes
Introduction
Browse DPTs
Courses
Introduction
Humanities and Social Science
Science and Engineering
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Other Information
Combined Course Timetable
Prospectuses
Important Information
 
© Copyright 2014 The University of Edinburgh - 12 January 2015 4:40 am