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Modern problems of high energy physics

ВБ 2.1

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2018/2019

3 Semester

3

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.

Full-time form

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.

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.

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Lectures, independent work.

Tests, thematic control of independent work, examination work.

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