PHYS4470 Nuclear and Particle Physics
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PHYS4470 Nuclear and Particle Physics

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=TjlUTXBMT0lXSnE3LzdZK3FhYmdndz09
  Meeting ID: 867 933 212
  Password: alpha*137

Link for Wednesday lectures: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/93857697893?pwd=ZlNwOTNrMUhsczF3OXgyWUdNWHFEUT09
  Meeting ID: 938 5769 7893
  Password: alpha*137

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. You can also find them on blackboard.

Teaching Assistant(s)

Mr. Michael Chu
Office: SC 313, Email: 1009634984@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Tuesday 10:30-12:30 https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/98866508627

Lecture Class

Monday 11:30am - 1:15pm (online)
Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:15pm (online)

Tutorial Class

Wednesday 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm (online)

Exercise Class

Wednesday 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm (online)

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