Physics 630

Symmetries in Subatomic Physics

University of Kentucky

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Spring 2017

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A lecture and problem course providing an overview of our current understanding of the symmetries, both exact and approximate, that provide the theoretical basis for our description of the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions.

Prereq or equivalent: Phy 614, 615. [Phy 616 strongly encouraged.]

For the detailed content of Phy 630 this semester, pls. see the syllabus.

Lecturer: Prof. Susan Gardner
Office: Chem-Phys 361
Telephone: 257 - 4391
E-mail: gardner "@" pa.uky.edu
Office Hours: TBA and by appointment.

Required textbook:
M. D. Schwartz, Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model (2014).

Recommended textbook:
A. A. Petrov and A. E. Blechman, Effective Field Theories (2016).

Web site created by S. Gardner, copyright 2017. Last update: January 11, 2017.