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Overview
Physics : Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Review of field theory preliminaries. Phenomenology such as decay of Z and W bosons, heavy lepton decay, scattering and the Z resonance, with development of computational methods as needed. Effective field theories, bound states in QCD, QCD interactions and possible extension of the standard model.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Moore, Guy (Winter)
Prerequisite: PHYS 610.