Particles fields and forces

Particle Physics 2: Standard Model (Winter, 2010)

Lecture Playlist

  1. Particles fields and forces

  2. Quantum chromodynamics

  3. Group theory – part 1

  4. Group theory – part 2

  5. Gauge fields and symmetry

  6. The weak interaction

  7. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and Goldstone bosons

  8. The Higgs field

  9. The Higgs field and fermions

  10. Renormalization and the running of coupling constants

November 1, 2010

In the first lecture of the series Professor Susskind introduces theoretical concepts underlying the standard model. He also gives a zoological overview of the observed particles.

Topics: 
  • Renormalization
  • The equivalence of particles, fields, and forces
  • The particle zoo