Extension of the Standard Model
Course: Quantum field theory
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
Extension of the Standard Model
Code
ОК 12
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know the problems of the standard model of elementary particle physics.
Know the main ways to expand the standard model.
Be able to apply the extension of the standard model to the description of processes in the laboratory.
Be able to apply the extension of the standard model to describe the processes in the early universe.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basics of quantum field theory and particle physics and modern cosmology.
2. Be able to apply previously acquired knowledge from the courses of quantum field theory and cosmology for solving practical problems.
3. Have basic skills in computing physics of elementary particles.
Course content
1. Great union.
2. SU model (5).
3. Neutrino oscillations in vacuum.
4. Neutrino oscillations in the medium.
5. Majorani neutrinos.
6. Leptogenesis and generation of baryon asymmetry.
7. Dark matter.
8. Candidates for the role of dark matter.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Yu. Shtanov, Beyond the Standard Model, http://shtanov.pp.ua/BSM/BSM.pdf
2. D. Goldberg, The Standard Model in a Nutshell, Princeton University Press (2017).
3. W. E. Burcham, M. Jobes, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Prentice Hall (1995).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examinations, modular control work, test work.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
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