MAU44406 The standard model of elementary particle physics

Module Code	MAU44406
Module Title	The standard model of elementary particle physics
Semester taught	Semester 2
ECTS Credits	5
Module Lecturer	Prof. Ruth Britto
Module Prerequisites	MAU44400 Quantum Field Theory (Term 1)

This module is examined in a 2-hour examination at the end of Semester 2.
Students are assessed based on the exam alone.
The module is passed if the overall mark for the module is 40% or more. If the overall mark for the module is less than 40% and there is no possibility of compensation, the module will be reassessed as follows:
1) A failed exam in combination with passed continuous assessment will be reassessed by an exam in the supplemental session;
2) The combination of a failed exam and failed continuous assessment is reassessed by the supplemental exam;
3) A failed continuous assessment in combination with a passed exam will be reassessed by one or more summer assignments in advance of the supplemental session.
Capping of reassessments applies to Theoretical Physics (TR035) students enrolled in this module. See full text at https://www.tcd.ie/teaching-learning/academic-affairs/ug-prog-award-regs/derogations/by-school.php Select the year and scroll to the School of Physics.

11 weeks of teaching with 3 lectures per week.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to

Describe particle content and interactions of the Standard Model.
State evidence for observed properties of fundamental particles and their interactions.
Discuss the role of gauge symmetries and discrete symmetries in the Standard Model.
Apply the Goldstone theorem.
Work out the consequences of the Higgs mechanism.