Foundation of Physics 3A (PHYS3621)

Scattering in Particle Physics, Form Factors of the Nucleons, Introduction to QFT, Partons, Particle Distribution Functions(PDF), Quarks and Gluons, Freymann diagrams, Meson decay & excitations, electron-positron collisions,

Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Symmetry, Scattering Experiments, Rutherford Experiments, Nuclear masses and Binding energies, Nuclear Stability, Beta(weak) decays, A-changing decays, Shell Model

Time-independent Hamilton, Time-dependent Schrodinger's equation, Larmor Precession, Hamiltonian for the particle in E, B fields, Scalar and vector potentials, Rayleigh-Ritz Variational Principal, Identical & indistinguishable particles, Time-dependent Hamilton, Emission & absorption of radiation by atoms, Selection Rules, Fermin's Golden Rule