INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS

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Study of the physics of elementary particles, their classification and interactions. Discussion of Feynman diagrams and the characteristics of the quarks model, qualitative and quantitative aspects of the Quantum Electrodynamics, Quantum Chromodynamics and Weak Interactions theories. Analysis of fundamental questions such as: what is matter, why do particles have mass, which are the known particles and why do they exist and where is anti-matter found.