Welcome to the home page for the course “Nuclear and Particle Physics” (PHY 431) in Spring 2012. 

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PHY 431 is an introductory course, focusing on elementary particle physics. 

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Office Hours:      Tuesday 1:00pm-2:15pm & 3:25pm-4:10pm or by appointment at other times   

Course grade:    based on homework problem sets (30%), a research paper (15%),

                             a midterm exam (20%), and a final exam (35%).

Course Outline

Overview of the Standard Model of Particle Physics

Special Relativity

Feynman Diagrams

Quantum Electrodynamics, Dirac Equation, Feynman rules, cross sections and decay rates

Strong Interactions (QCD, confinement, asymptotic freedom, jets)

Discrete Symmetries (P, C, CP, CPT, B, L)

Weak Interactions

Gauge Symmetries and Higgs Mechanism

What we hope to learn at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

Outstanding Questions in Particle Physics

Homework Problems Sets

You will get a homework problem set each Tuesday, due the following Thursday at the beginning of class.  You can work together, although everyone is required to submit their own version.

Paper

You will be required to write a research paper (essay) on a particle physics topic of your choice.  The grading of the research paper will be based on content, writing style, and presentation. 

Midterm Exam

There will be an in-class (closed book) exam on 3/15.

Final Exam

The final exam has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 11:15am-1:45pm in Room P123. 

Americans with Disabilities Act:

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room128, (631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations, if any, are necessary

and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.

Academic Integrity:

Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your own is always wrong. Faculty are required to report any suspected instances of academic dishonesty to the Academic Judiciary.  Faculty in the Health Sciences Center (School of Health Technology & Management, Nursing, Social Welfare, Dental Medicine) and School of Medicine are required to follow their school-specific procedures.  For more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/uaa/academicjudiciary/

Critical Incident Management:

Stony Brook University expects students to respect the rights, privileges, and property of other people. Faculty are required to report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning environment, or inhibits students' ability to learn.  Faculty in the HSC Schools and the School of Medicine are required to follow their school-specific procedures.