Degree | Type | Year |
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4313861 High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology | OB | 0 |
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The course is intended to provide students with a complete and thorough introductory course to Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, who should be able to use such knowledge as a solid basis for the following more specialized courses.
Since it is a transversal course for all students who choose the specific programs on High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, it provides basic knowledge on the alternative itinerary the student has not chosen.
Finally, since students come from different academic backgrounds, this course tends to unify and balance out the students’ academic skills and abilities.
General outline of the Course
General concepts of Astronomy
Structure and evolution of stars
Structure and evolution of planets
Cosmochemistry
Structure and evolution of galaxies
Introduction to Cosmology
Introduction to General Relativity
Introduction to high-energy physics
Relativistic Quantum Filed Theory
Symmetries and interactions
Electromagnetic interactions
Strong interactions and hadrons
Electro-weak and Higgs physics
Particle Cosmology
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theory Lectures | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Study of theoretical foundations | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Discussion, work groups, group exercises | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
Theory lectures and exercises.
Class-work and Homework
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Homework Astrophysics and Cosmology | 25% | 6 | 0.24 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 |
Homework on High Energy Physics | 25% | 6 | 0.24 | 5, 6, 8 |
Written exam (multiquestion test) | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
One exam on High Energy Physics and on Astrophysics/Cosmology (fifty fifty weighted)
One homework on High Energy Physics
One homework on Astrophysics/Cosmology
This subject/module does not foresee the single assessment system.
Whoever fails the course with the continuous evaluation, and has attended at least two thirds of the evaluation actions, may take a recovery exam on the syllabus of the entire course.
"An introduction to modern astrophysics"; D A Ostlie and B W Carroll, Ed. Pearson International Edition
"Astrophysics for physicists"; A R Choudhuri, Ed. Cambridge
"Stellar structure and evolution"; R Kippenhahn, A Weigert and A Weiss, Ed. Springer
"Physical Foundations of Cosmology"; V Mukhanov, Ed. CUP 2005
"Cosmology"; P Coles and F Lucchin, Ed. Wiley
"Particle Physics" - Third Edition; B R Martin and G Shaw, Ed. Wiley and Sons 2008
"Introduction to paticle and astroparticle physics"; A de Angelis and M Pimenta, Ed. Springer 2018
"Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell"; A Zee, Ed. Princeton University Press 2003
"The Standard Model: A Primer"; C P Burgess and G. D. Moore, Ed. CUP 2007
"An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory"; M E Peskin and D V Schroeder, Ed. Addison-Wesley 1995
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |