Tests des Standardmodells der Teilchenphysik 1

What it is about

You gain an in-depth understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics: fundamentals of quantum field theory, gauge symmetries and interactions, the Higgs mechanism, as well as perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams. In the end you will be able to analyze theory and experimental tests of the Standard Model and assess limits and possible extensions.

What you will be able to do

• Understand the role of local gauge symmetries in fundamental interactions
• Analyze the generation of particle masses through spontaneous gauge symmetry breaking / Higgs mechanism
• Understand the connection between theory and experiment using perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams
• Assess the principles, successes and limits of the Standard Model
• Understand the search for phenomena beyond the Standard Model (unification, SUSY, dark matter)

What the module consists of

• LectureConveying the fundamental concepts and presenting historical and current experiments
• TutorialDeepening and practicing the content with problem examples (participation highly recommended)

Teaching method

• Topic-structured lecturepresents the concepts and experimental investigations and promotes discussion to deepen understanding
• Exercises with problem examplespractice and independent explanation/application of what was learned