Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Physics Program
Lecture Code WSB03000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 素粒子物理学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ソリュウシブツリガク
Subject Name in
English
Elementary Particle Physics
Instructor INAGAKI TOMOHIRO
Instructor
(Katakana)
イナガキ トモヒロ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4:SCI E208
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Physics
Eligible Students
Keywords Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Higgs mechanism, Standard model of  elementary particles 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The students will learn theoretical frameworks which are necessary to construct the standard model of  elementary particles. They will understand some basic phenomena in the standard model, flavor physics and related cosmology. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Modern elementray particle physics
lesson2 Gauge symmetry
lesson3 Abelian gauge theory
lesson4 Non-Abelian gauge theory
lesson5 Spontaneous symmetry breaking
lesson6 Higgs mechanism
lesson7 Standard model
lesson8 Fermion mass
lesson9 Anomaly
lesson10 Anomaly cancellation
lesson11 Flavor physics
lesson12 CP violation
lesson13 Neutrino physics
lesson14 Grand unified theory (GUT)
lesson15 Praticle physics and cosmology

Assignments will be given for each subject. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
See for example, W. N. Cottingham and D. A. Greenwood, An introduction to the standard model of particle physics, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) writing on the blackboard 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
It is recommended to follow the equation and search some related experiments and observations. 
Requirements Students must understand Maxwell's equations. 
Grading Method The overall grade is evaluated based on the assignments. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other The language of instruction will be decided and announced by the instructor on the first day of class based on the language proficiency of the students. 
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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