PHYS 7323 — Elementary Particle Physics
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Presents a survey of the present state of elementary particle physics, suitable for all graduate students. Topics include overview of strong interactions and their connection to nuclear physics; nonrelativistic quark structure of strongly interacting particles (hadrons); color and the SU(3) Yang-Mills theory of strong interactions; coupling constant renormalization and asymptotic freedom; and the parton model of scattering. Covers weak interactions including phenomenology of the Fermi V-A theory; universality; and neutrino scattering. Studies the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam theory including unification of weak and electromagnetic interaction, neutral currents, the Higgs mechanism, quark masses and mixing, neutrino masses, and neutrino oscillation. Offers experimental support for the standard model. Also examines supersymmetry including the hierarchy problem and broken supersymmetry; role of supersymmetry in cosmology.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 27% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 50% | 11.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 62% · Th 38% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (62% of sections), MR (38% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tomasz Taylor (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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