Modern problems of high energy physics
Course: High Energy Physics
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
Modern problems of high energy physics
Code
ВБ 2.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know the basic concepts of modern relativistic nuclear physics, high energy physics.
Know the basic methods of acceleration of elementary particles.
Know the basics of cosmic ray physics.
Analyze the properties of the effective Lagrangian Euler-Heisenberg.
Solve practical problems in high energy physics.
Analyze the phenomenology of heavy ion collisions.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basic principles of high energy physics and quantum field theory, special relativity, nuclear physics, know the basic principles of the Standard Model.
2. To be able to apply knowledge of electrodynamics, statistical physics, nuclear physics and particle physics, to solve problems on modern problems of high energy physics.
Course content
Topic 1. Linear accelerators. Colliders. Plasma acceleration mechanism.
Topic 2. Cosmic rays. Supernovae flares. Active galaxies. Quasars. Cosmic microwave radiation.
Topic 3. Collision of heavy ions. Quark-gluon plasma.
Topic 4. The problem of hierarchies. Theories of the Great Unification. Proton decay.
Topic 5. Quantum field theory in external fields. Effective Lagrangian Euler-Heisenberg.
Topic 6. Solitons and instantons in quantum field theory.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Sessler A., Wilson E. Engines of discovery: A century of particle accelerators. New Jersey: WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2006.
2. Rajaraman R. Solitons and instantons. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1982.
3. Cheng Т.-H., Li L.-F. Qauge theory of elementary particle physics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
4. Birrell N.D., Davis P.C.W. Quantum fields in curved space. Cambridge: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982.
5. Perkins D. Particle astrophysics. Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003.
6. Yemelyanov V.M., Tymoshenko S.L., Strikhanov M.M. Introduction to relativistic nuclear physics. 2004.
7. Greiner W., Muller B., Rafelski J. Quantum electrodynamics of strong fields. Berlin: SPRINGER-VERLAG, 1985.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests, thematic control of independent work, examination work.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
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