Particle Physics Major Option

Dr Richard Batley

Michaelmas Term 2005




Course synopsis
Examples sheets
Sheet 1 (ps)(pdf)  -  Sheet 2 (ps)(pdf)  -  Sheet 3 (ps)(pdf)  -  Sheet 4 (ps)(pdf)
Supervision arrangements (ps)(pdf)
Lecture transparencies
Introduction (ps)(pdf)  -  Dirac equation (ps)(pdf)  -  Decay rates and cross sections (ps)(pdf)  -  Feynman rules and e+e- --> mu+mu- (ps)(pdf)  -  Electron-proton scattering (ps)(pdf)  -  Deep-inelastic scattering (ps)(pdf)  -  SU(2) and SU(3) (ps)(pdf)  -  QCD (ps)(pdf)  -  V-A and neutrino-nucleon scattering (ps)(pdf)  -  CP violation (ps)(pdf)  -  CKM matrix (ps)(pdf)  -  Gauge theories and electroweak unification (ps)(pdf)  -  The W and Z bosons (ps)(pdf)  -  The Higgs boson (ps)(pdf)  -  Precision electroweak tests (ps)(pdf)  -  Neutrino oscillations (1) (ps)(pdf)  -  Neutrino oscillations (2) (ps)(pdf)  -  Beyond the Standard Model (ps)(pdf)
Typeset handouts
1: Special relativity (ps)(pdf)  -  2: Dirac equation (ps)(pdf)  -  3: Decay rates and cross sections (ps)(pdf)  -  4: e+e- annihilation in QED (ps)(pdf)  -  5: Electron-Proton scattering (ps)(pdf)  -  6: Colour forces (ps)(pdf)  -  7: Neutrino scattering (ps)(pdf)  -  8: The neutral kaon system (ps)(pdf)  -  9: Electromagnetism and gauge invariance (ps)(pdf)  -  10: W decay (ps)(pdf)  -  11: The Z resonance (ps)(pdf)  -  12: Neutrino oscillations (ps)(pdf)
Past tripos papers
Jan 2000 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2001 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2002 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2003 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2004 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2005 (ps)(pdf)  -  Jan 2006 (ps)(pdf)
A collection of interesting (?) links to particle physics on the web


JRB, 08-Nov-2005