Year:12/13
Department:Physics
Level:Part II (any yr)
Learning Hours:75
Credit Points:7.5
Weight:0.25
Course Convenor:Dr V Kartvelishvili
Status:Live
Syllabus Rules
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Prior to PHYS366, the student must have successfully completed:
Assessment Rules
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Curriculum Design: Outline Syllabus
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The module will cover various topics including: symmetries and transformations; groups, group invariants and generators; irreducible representations; orthogonal groups O(2) and O(3); unitary groups SU(2) and SU(3); applications to spin, isospin, colour and flavour of elementary particles.
Curriculum Design: Pre-requisites/Co-requisites/Exclusions
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· To provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the concepts and methods used in group theory.
· To apply these concepts and methods to problems in particle physics, cosmology and field theory.
Educational Aims: General: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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· display a knowledge and understanding of the concepts of transformation, invariance and symmetry and their mathematical descriptions
· show a knowledge of the foundations of group theory and the specific properties of orthogonal and unitary groups
· apply this knowledge to various problems in particle physics and cosmology.
Learning Outcomes: General: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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J. Cornwell, Group Theory in Physics: An Introduction, Elsevier, 1997.
Curriculum Design: Single, Combined or Consortial Schemes to which the Module Contributes
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Compulsory module for BSc/MPhys Physics with particle physics and cosmology.
