PHYS4470 Nuclear and Particle Physics
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PHYS4470 Nuclear and Particle Physics

PLEASE NOTICE: The due date of Homework assignment 1 has been postponed to February 18. Also, it will not be due physically. More instructions will come soon.
Lecturer

Prof. Luis R Flores Castillo
Office: SC 346, Tel: 39439573, Email: castillo@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Monday 3pm-4pm

Online sessions

Link for Monday lectures: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/867933212?pwd=aVM1QXJIclhqaVowdTcrUS9tcUVpZz09
  Meeting ID: 867 933 212
  Password: 137137

Link for Wednesday lectures: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/138120156?pwd=OG12SVd1ZWRZODlHeW82TEZSYm9UUT09
  Meeting ID: 138 120 156
  Password: 137137

Link for Exercise sessions: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/439404205?pwd=MHdWa054bmtJWUx5aWdqRTRnb1c5UT09
  Meeting ID: 439 404 205
  Password: 137137

Other access alternatives are listed in the file linked under "ONLINE ACCESS" in the download area.

Teaching Assistant(s)

Mr. Kevin Kwok
Office: SC 313, Tel: 67600559, Email: kwkwok1@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Monday 13:30-15:15

Lecture Class

Monday 11:30am - 1:15pm (Science Centre LG23)
Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:15pm (Science Centre LG23)

Tutorial Class

Wednesday 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm (Science Centre LG23)

Exercise Class

Wednesday 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm (Mong Man Wai Bldg 715)

Textbook(s)

E. M. Henley and A. García, Subatomic Physics, 3rd Ed., World Scientific, 2007.

Reference Books

D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, 2nd, revised ed., Wiley, 2008.

Assessment Scheme

Homework 40%
Mid-term30%
Final30%
To approve the course you should obtain at least 20% of the credits on the written tests.

Course Outline

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Background and Language
  • Particle Accelerators and Detectors
  • Nuclear and Particle Phenomenology
  • Symmetries and Conservation Laws
  • Interactions