Phy 556 - Spring 2018
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Physics 556
Fundamental Particle Physics
University of Kentucky
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Spring 2018
Welcome to the Phy 556 web page....
A lecture and problem course providing an overview of
modern particle physics.
Introduction to elementary particle physics. Topics include: particle interactions and families, the quark model, symmetrics and conservation laws, particle reactions and decays, quark dynamics, and elements of quantumchrodynamics and electroweak interactions (excerpted from the
A & S course page).
Prereq or equivalent: Phy 520
For the detailed content of Phy 556 this semester, pls. see the
syllabus.
Lecturer: Prof. Susan Gardner
Required textbook:
Recommended textbook:
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Office: Chem-Phys 361
Telephone: 257 - 4391
E-mail: gardner "@" pa.uky.edu
Office Hours: T, R 4-6 PM and by appointment.
D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, 2nd, Revised Ed. (2010).
T. W. Donnelly, J. A. Formaggio, B. R. Holstein, R. G. Milner, and B. Surrow
Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics (2017).
M. Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (2013).
Web site created by S. Gardner, copyright 2018. Last update: January 9, 2018.