• overview of the Standard Model
• symmetries and conservation laws
• deep inelastic scattering: quarks and gluons
• selected current topics in collider physics
• selected current topics in particle astrophysics

REQUIRED TEXT:

• Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts,  Povh, B., Rith, K., Scholz, C., Zetsche, F.
  4th ed., 2004, XII, 396 p. 148 illus., 11 tabs., 58 problems and solutions,
  Softcover ISBN: 3-540-20168-8
  published by springer

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