Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics

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The fundamental laws and principles that govern the behavior and structure of matter on the subatomic scale. Definition and classification of elementary particles and fundamental forces; properties of elementary particles and their experimentally observable behavior; symmetries and invariance principles; Feynman diagrams; interaction of particles with bulk matter. Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to PHY 3035 Quantum Mechanics and PHY 4030 Introduction to Subatomic Physics .