Short description of content: We make an overview of some recent topics concerning atomic and nuclear physics, as related to current and planned small tabletop experiments, as well as accelerator-based experiments. A simple overview of the theoretical background of the Standard Model related to these experiments are provided during the first 2/3 of the semester. In this semester, we will cover the fundamental symmetries, weak interaction, electroweak theory, and Higgs mechanism; with some discussion on WIMP dark matter in the context of small-scale atomic physics experiments. During the first few lectures, we will review the material covered in Modern atomic and nuclear physics I. The lecture assumes some basic undergraduate-level knowledge of quantum mechanics.
Until the coronavirus issues are resolved, the lectures will be provided online using Zoom. If you have questions, please e-mail: Masaki.Hori@mpq.mpg.de If you would like to participate, please register in LSF and you will receive the password to the Zoom session.
Note: I was told the "register" function in LSF doesn't seem to be available for exchange students. If this is true for you, please e-mail me and I will register you.
- Trainer/in: Masaki Hori