Particles 1

Syllabus

• The Lagrangian formalism.
• Self interacting scalar fields.
• Spontaneous breakdown of a discrete symmetry.
• Goldstone theorem.
• Higgs mechanism.
• Classical Non-Abelian gauge theory.
• The Dirac equation, the massive case.
• Massless Weyl (Majorana) fermions
• The effective 4-Fermi theory, V-A theory.
• Parity non-conserevation.
• The minimal Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model.
• Massive gauge fields W\uffff and Z0.
• The Yukawa sector, spontaneously induced fermion masses.
• Neutral current weak interactions.