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Lecture
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Date
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Topic(s)
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Text
(ch) |
Problem
sets
assigned/due |
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1
|
01/20
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Motivation
|
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none/none
|
|
2
|
01/25
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Overview
|
1
|
none/none
|
|
3
|
01/27
|
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A, 5
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none/none
|
|
4
|
02/01
|
|
A
|
|
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5
|
02/03
|
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5
|
none/none
|
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6
|
02/08
|
|
C, 10
|
|
|
7
|
02/10
|
Symmetries and Conservation laws: Part 3 of 3
Lagrangian Density, Field Equations, and Conserved Currents |
|
none/none
|
|
8
|
02/15
|
Quantum Electrodynamics: Part 1 of 2
The Dirac Equation, Dirac spinors, gamma matrices, trace theorems |
|
|
|
9
|
02/17
|
Quantum Electrodynamics: Part 2 of 2
The Lagrangian for a spin-1/2 field, explicit plane wave solutions, massless fermions |
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none/none
|
|
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02/22
|
No lecture (instructor away)
|
|
|
|
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02/24
|
No lecture (instructor away)
|
|
|
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10
|
03/01
|
Decay widths and scattering cross sections
Physical meaning and calculation of widths and cross sections using the "Golden rule"s, Feynman rules for caltulating the amplitude |
B
|
none/HW3
|
|
11
|
03/03
|
Electromagnetic Scattering
Calculation of electron-muon scattering, e+e- -> mu+ mu- total cross sections |
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none/none
|
|
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03/08
|
No lecture (spring break)
|
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none/none
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|
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03/10
|
No lecture (spring break)
Trip to Fermilab
|
|
none/none
|
|
12
|
03/15
|
Gauge theories in particle physics: Part 1 of 2
Gauge invariance in quantum theory, the covariant derivative, strong isospin |
C
|
|
|
13
|
03/17
|
|
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none/none
|
|
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03/22
|
Mid-term Exam (no lecture)
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none/HW4
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