FYS205 Particle physics and cosmology
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Nils-Erik Anders Bomark
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring, Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Mathematics and Physics
- Physics, 1-year Programme
- Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme
Teaching language
NorwegianCourse contents
The course gives an overview over the modern understanding of the fundamental laws of nature and evolution of the universe. Special and general theory of relativity will be presented, and Newton¿s law of gravity will be studied. Nuclear physics and radioactivity. The standard model of particle physics, both theoretical construction and experimental verification. C-, P- and CP-violation, quark-confinement, neutrino-oscillations, Feynmann-diagrams and the Higgs mechanism will be discussed.
The Big Bang phenomenology will be discussed in detail, with focus experimental observations and shortcomings of our theoretical (and experimental) understanding. Examples here include theories of inflation, dark matter, dark energy, baryogenesis etc. This will include connections to particle physics. At this point more speculative theories for solving these problems will be discussed. This includes GUT theories, supersymmetry, extra dimensions and string theory. Experiments trying to confirm these will be discussed.
Learning outcomes
The students shall after the course:
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know central concepts and principles in special relativity
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be able to use Newton¿s law of gravity and be familiar with general relativity
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be familiar with the content of the standard model of particle physics
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know central concepts and principles in nuclear physics, radioactivity and particle physics
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be able to explain observations that underpins our modern cosmology
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be able to distinguish experimentally supported knowledge and speculation within particle physics and cosmology
Examination requirements
Obligatory exercises must be passed.
Students in Teacher Education 8-13 applies the following additional graduation requirements: Practice (PRA XXX) must be approved.
Students who are not in teacher education must also have successfully completed assignments to take the exam.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars and laboratory exercises. The lectures will include demonstrations and calculation.
Students in teacher education has practice and the other students have compulsory assignments.
A detailed syllabus for the course is awarded by semester.
The course has an expected scope of work of 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
Individual oral exam, 30 min. Graded assessment.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| FYS132 – Moderne fysikk | 2 |