Theory of Fundamental Interactions 2

The course presents the current theory of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions, the so called "Standard Model".
The basic concepts and the quantum field theory techniques necessary to build this model are introduced, starting from the analysis of classical and current problems relevant in the phenomenology of particle physics.
Main goal of the course is to provide an understanding of the theoretical bases and a knowledge of the techniques necessary to obtain quantitative prediction for physical processes.

At the end of the course the student:
1) will be able to derive the masses of the gauge, Higgs and matter fields, from the electroweak symmetry breaking parameters;
2) will be able to compute electroweak processes involving W, Z and Higgs bosons;
3) will be able to compute the quark masses and relate them to the CKM matrix;
4) will be able to express the CP violation in terms of the CKM matrix parameters;
5) will be able to compute QCD high-energy processes in the parton model;
6) will be able to compute quantum corrections in QCD to the parton model;
7) will be able to use the Altarelli-Parisi equations to describe scaling violations;
8) will be able to discuss the problem of infrared safety.