Physics 570 (Fall 2018) Lecture Notes

Chapter 1
Introduction and Overview

Chapter 2
Symmetry and Conservation Laws

Chapter 3
From Quarks to Hadrons

Chapter 4
Dirac Equation

Chapter 5
QED

Chapter 6
Nucleon Structure and the Parton Model

Chapter 7
Weak Interaction

Nov 5 Lecture
Decay Rates

Nov 7 Lecture
Cross Sections

Nov 12 Lecture
Helicity Conservation

Nov 14 Lecture
Trace Technique and Crossing Symmetry

Dec 3 Lecture
Elastic and Inelastic Scatterings

Dec 5 Lecture
DIS/Parton Model and Overview of Weak Interactions

Dec 7 Lecture
Overview of Weak Interactions and Gauge Invariance

Dec 10 Lecture
Gauge Invariance, QED and QCD

Dec 12 Lecture
Electroweak Unification