Advanced Elementary Particle Physics
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This advanced course in elementary particle physics provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental theories and interactions, addressing key challenges and exploring potential solutions.
The course covers:
- The standard model and its free parameters, gauge symmetry
- The theory of electroweak interaction and related precision measurements
- The SU(3) symmetry group, hadronic wave functions and dipole moments
- Problems of the standard model: the hierarchy problem, dark matter
- Possible theoretical solutions to the problems of the standard model, hypothetical particles
- Methods for simulating particle collisions and estimating uncertainties
- Experimental measurements of high-energy processes and how they test the standard model
- Experimental measurements of the Higgs boson
- Physics of the bottom quark (CP violation, measurements of heavy hadrons and connection to new exotic theories)
- Experimental tests without particle colliders (the muon's dipole moment, the neutron's electric dipole moment, neutrinoless double beta decays, rare processes).
Course structure
This is a second cycle course given at half speed during daytime. This course can also be taken as a third cycle course.
Teaching Format
The teaching and learning activities are lectures and problem solving classes.
Assessment
The course is examined by an oral examination and continual assessment through hand-in assignments.
Examiner
David Milstead
Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.
Course literature
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Contact
Course coordinator and teacher
David Milstead, e-mail: milstead@fysik.su.se
Academic advisor
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Autumn 2025 | Period 2 | Day-time, 50% | On campus | For international students
7.5 credits
Autumn 2025
Period 2Day-time, 50%On campusFor international students
Beginning/EndPlease view course schedule for exact dates
week commencing
02/11/2025 - 17/01/2026
Closed for application
Course code: FK8042
Application code: SU-47045
Level
Master's level
Language
English
Eligibility
For admission to the course, knowledge is required equivalent to Advanced Quantum Mechanics, 7.5 credits (FK5027) and Elementary Particle Physics, 7.5 credits (FK7062). Additionally, requires knowledge equivalent to upper secondary school English B/English 6.
Selection
Higher Education Credits (up to 270).
Tuition fee
Applies to citizens from outside EU, EEA or Switzerland. First instalment: 17500 SEK. The complete course: 17500 SEK.
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