General Information:
Lecturer: Susan Gardner
Office: Chem-Phys 387B
Phone: 257-4391
E-mail: gardner@pa.uky.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 4-5:00 PM
Required Textbooks:
F. Halzen and A.D. Martin,
Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics
(J. Wiley, 1984).
Recommended Textbook:
J.F. Donoghue, E. Golowich, and B.R. Holstein, Dynamics of the Standard
Model (Cambridge, 1994).
Physics 630 is a introductory theoretical course in modern nuclear physics, with an emphasis on topics germane to the physics program at Jefferson Lab. Here we treat the structure and interactions of hadrons, as well as the manner in which such are probed in electron scattering experiments. Topics include symmetries of the strong interaction, elastic to deeply inelastic electron scattering, the parton model and quantum chromodynamics, models of hadron structure, and hadron-hadron interactions at low energies.
A knowledge of quantum mechanics, at the level of Physics 614 and 615, is required.
A bevy of texts, of varying sophistication and coverage of applications, exist in the literature. An annotated bibliography of them has been included in the course web site. The course books, as well as selections from the bibliography just mentioned, will been placed on reserve in the Chem-Phys library. The lectures will borrow heavily, though not exclusively, from the required and recommended textbooks.
Your grade will be determined in the following manner: from problem sets (60%) and from an oral presentation of a research paper of your choice (40%).
The bulk of the grade in the course is associated with the problem sets, and rightly so. Working significant problem sets is necessary to develop a genuine understanding of the material. You may discuss the problems with others, and even collaborate, but you are required to write out your solutions independently. The problem sets will be issued in approximately two-week intervals, and late work will not be accepted.
In lieu of a final examination, you are asked to choose a research paper(s) of interest to you within the sphere of topics touched upon in Physics 630 (please see me for advice and/or suggestions) and then to present that topic in a 30 minute presentation. [N.B. It is inappropriate to pick a paper which is closely connected to your thesis research.] We will have our presentations at a to-be-scheduled time near the close of the semester.
Course Plan
Introduction and Overview
Symmetries of the Strong Interaction
Elastic to Deeply Inelastic Electron Scattering
The Parton Model and Quantum Chromodynamics
Describing the Structure of Hadrons
The Strong Interaction at Low Energies: Hadron-Hadron Interactions
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This page was created by Susan Gardner and was last updated on August 28, 2002.