PHZ-5355 High Energy Physics 2
PHZ-5335 High Energy Physics 2: Beyond the Standard Model
Goals:
For several decades, the Standard Model reigned as our ultimate theory
of nature at its most fundamental level. However, recently data have
emerged on a variety of fronts that demand modifications, and
movement towards a theory Beyond the Standard Model (BSM).
This course seeks to
give students an introduction to a variety of topics in physics BSM.
We will begin with a review of the SM, as presented in QFTB.
Next, we will examine data on neutrino masses and neutrino oscillations,
and see how to modify the SM in order to incorporate these effects.
Next, we will examine the $SU(5)$ and $SO(10)$
Grand Unified Theories (GUTs), and their successes and failures.
We will also examine supersymmetry and supergravity and theories
involving extra dimensions, starting with Kaluza-Klein theory.
Finally, we will have a very brief introduction to
superstring theory.
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Syllabus