PHY568 Flavor Physics
General Information
| Lecturers: |
Prof. Peter Stoffer (Y15 H82D and PSI) |
| Guest lecturers: |
Prof. Angela Papa (PSI and U. Pisa) |
| Assistant: |
Dr. Jan-Niklas Toelstede (Y15 H82) |
| Lecture: |
Tuesday, 15:15–17:00, room Y27 H52 at UZH Irchel Campus |
| Exercises: |
Wednesday, 10:15–12:00, room Y36 J33 at UZH Irchel Campus |
| Module code: |
PHY568, PHY568DP, 402-0723-08L |
| Credits: |
6 ECTS (PHY568, master students) |
This course in FS2026 will cover both theoretical and experimental aspects of flavor physics in the quark and lepton sectors. It addresses master and PhD students and consists of lectures and exercises.
Oral exam
Master students are required to take a 30 min. oral exam. Details will follow later in the semester.
Lecture notes
Lecture notes will be provided and updated weekly in the course of the semester.
Theory part lecture notes (updated: 10.03.2026) (PDF, 1004 KB)
Lecture details
| Lecture | Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture 1 |
Feb 17 |
SM introduction, discrete symmetries, CKM matrix |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 2 | Feb 24 |
experimental determination of CKM matrix elements |
Valeriia Lukashenko |
| Lecture 3 |
Mar 3 |
Fermi theory, EFT techniques |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 4 |
Mar 10 |
HQET, χPT, strong interaction |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 5 |
Mar 17 |
experimental searches for rare decays |
Valeriia Lukashenko |
| Lecture 6 | Mar 24 |
CP violation |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 7 | Mar 31 |
neutral meson mixing and CP violation (experiment) |
Valeriia Lukashenko |
| Lecture 8 | Apr 14 |
charm physics (theory) |
Eleftheria Solomonidi |
| Lecture 9 | Apr 21 |
charm physics (experiment) |
Valeriia Lukashenko |
| Lecture 10 | Apr 28 |
dipole moments theory (MDM/EDM) |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 11 | May 5 |
experimental searches for EDMs |
Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg |
| Lecture 12 | May 12 |
BSM, SMEFT, flavor assumptions, neutrino masses |
Peter Stoffer |
| Lecture 13 | May 19 | charged LFV, µ→ 3e, µ→ eγ |
Angela Papa |
| Lecture 14 | May 26 |
BSM searches |
Valeriia Lukashenko |
Exercises
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Problem sheet |
Topic | Date | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
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Standard Model, CKM matrix |
25.02.2026 |
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CP violation, CKM matrix |
04.03.2026 |
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Fermi theory, Renormalization Renormalization, |
11.03.2026
18.03.2026 |
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| Flavour_physics_RapidSim_Instructions (PDF, 77 KB) |
Instruction for RapidSim installation |
11.03.2026 | |
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Sheet-05 (PDF, 84 KB)
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Experimental exercises | 18.03.2026 |