PHY563 Standard Model and Beyond
General Information
| Lecturer: | Prof. Massimiliano Grazzini Y36 K76 |
| Assistants: | |
| Module Code: | PHY563, 402-0895-00L |
| ECTS Credits: | 6 |
Description
- Introduction
- The Fermi theory of weak interactions
- The construction of the Standard Model
- The Higgs sector
- The flavour sector
- The main open problems of the SM
- Precision SM tests
- The SM as an effective theory
Timetable
Lectures
- Thursday 09:45 - 11:30 HCI H 2.1
Lectures and tutorials will be held at ETH Hönggerberg. The first lecture will be on Thursday February 19.
Tutorials
- Thursday 11:45, HCI H 2.1
The first tutorial will be on Thursday February 26.
Lecture Details
| Lecture | Date | Handwritten notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 1 | 19.02.2026 | |
| Lecture 2 | 19.02.2026 | The Fermi Theory (PDF, 3 MB) |
| Lecture 3 | 26.02.2026 | Construction of the SU(2)xU(1) theory (PDF, 5 MB) |
| Lecture 4 | 12.03.2026 | Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (PDF, 6 MB) |
| Lecture 5 | 26.03.2026 | Flavour (PDF, 5 MB) |
| Lecture 6 | 26.03.2026 | Neutrinos (PDF, 1 MB) |
| Lecture 7 | 26.03.2026 | The equivalence theorem and unitarity (PDF, 6 MB) |
Exercise Details
| Exercise set | Correction date | Correction notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 (PDF, 109 KB) | 26.02.2026 - 05-03-2026 | Solutions 1 (PDF, 184 KB) |
| Sheet 2 (PDF, 119 KB) | 26.03.2026 | Solutions 2 (PDF, 213 KB) |
| Sheet 3 (PDF, 92 KB) | 02.04.2026 | Solutions 3 (PDF, 132 KB) |
| Sheet 4 (PDF, 102 KB) | 16.04.2026 | Solutions 4 (PDF, 171 KB) |
| Sheet 5 (PDF, 117 KB) | 16.04.2026 | Solutions 5 (PDF, 140 KB) |
| Sheet 6 (PDF, 117 KB) | 07.05.2026 | Solutions 6 |
Suggested References
- Peskin, M.E. / Schroeder D.V.An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison-Wesley (1995)
- Mandl, F. / Shaw, G. Quantum Field Theory, Wiley (2010)