Estb. 1882

University of the Punjab

Introductory Particle Physics

Particle Classification, Quantum numbers, leptons, quarks, hadrons, baryons, mesons, strange particles, the eightfold way, the fundamental interactions: Primitive vertices for EM, strong and weak interactions, Feynman Diagrams, The electromagnetic coupling, the strong coupling, the weak coupling, Vacuum Polarization, Symmetry Transformation and Conservation Laws, Translation in space, Rotation in space, The group SU (2), isospin, extended Pauli principle, consequence of isospin conservation, Systems of identical particles, Parity, Charge conjugation, Time reversal, G parity, CPT theorem, polarization and photon spin, gauge invariance and Maxwell’s equations, angular momentum, parity and C-parity of photons,. The quark model, The group SU (3) and its representations, notion of colour, quarks, hadrons (baryons, mesons in quark model).
Credit hours/ Marks:- 3

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