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SC/PHYS 4040

Elementary Particle Physics

3.0 credits

2026–27 handbook

Topics

  • Nuclear structure and radiation
  • particle interactions with matter
  • detectors and accelerators
  • conservation and symmetry
  • quarks and leptons
  • Standard Model

Readings

  • Handbook reference(s): Griffiths, D. Introduction to Elementary Particles, 2nd ed., Wiley-VCH; 2008. C. Coughlan, J. Dodd, The Ideas of Particle Physics. Cambridge University Press; 1991. A. Das, T. Ferbel, Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics. John Wiley and Sons; 1993. B. Martin, G. Shaw, Particle Physics. John Wiley and Sons; 2006. D. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics. Cambridge University Press; 2000. W. Williams, Nuclear and Particle Physics. Oxford University Press; 1991.
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