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| Lecturer: |
Gino Isidori |
| Assistents: |
Rafael Silva Coutinho |
| Module Code: |
PHY568 , 402-0723-00L |
Lectures:
Monday from 10:20 till 11:50 in room Y36 J33 at UZH Campus Irchel.
Exercises:
Wednesday from 9:20 till 10:50 in room Y36 J23 at UZH Campus Irchel.
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact one of us:
| Name | Room | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Serra | Y36 J84 | 044 635 5725 | nicola.serra@cern.ch |
| Gino Isidori | Y36 J82 | 044 635 5751 | isidori@physik.uzh.ch |
| Rafael Silva | Y36 J24 | 044 635 5920 | rafael.silva.coutinho@cern.ch |
| Danny van Dyk | Y36 J36 | 044 635 6113 | dvandyk@physik.uzh.ch |
| Date | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24 | Theoretical Introduction (PDF, 438 KB) (different time: 9:15-10:45) |
Isidori |
| Feb 29 | Theory Tools (I) (PDF, 438 KB) | Isidori |
| Mar 7 | History of experimental flavour physics (PDF, 8 MB) | Serra |
| Mar 14 | Kaon Physics (PDF, 1 MB) | Serra |
| Mar 21 | Flavour Physics Beauty (PDF, 9 MB) | Serra |
| Mar 28 | No lecture (Easter holidays) | |
| Apr 4 | Theory Tools (II) (PDF, 438 KB) | Isidori |
| Apr 11 | Theory Tools (III) (PDF, 438 KB) | Isidori |
| Apr 13 | Heavy Quark Effective Theory (I) (ancillary lecture, time: 9:15-10:45) |
van Dyk |
| Apr 18 | No lecture (Sechseläuten) | |
| Apr 25 | Flavour Physics: Angles of the Unitarity Triangle (PDF, 5 MB) | Serra |
| Apr 27 | Heavy Quark Effective Theory (II) (ancillary lecture, time: 9:15-10:45) |
van Dyk |
| May 2 | Neutrino masses and mixing (PDF, 164 KB) | Isidori |
| May 9 | Rare Decays (PDF, 7 MB) | Serra |
| May 11 | Amplitude Analysis in Dalitz Plot Studies (I) (PDF, 7 MB) (ancillary lecture, time: 9:15-10:45) |
Silva Coutinho |
| May 16 | No lecture (Pentecost) | |
| May 18 | - | Serra |
| May 23 | Amplitude Analysis in Dalitz Plot Studies (II) (ancillary lecture, time: 9:15-10:45) |
Silva Coutinho |
| Apr 11 | Flavour Physis beyond the SM (PDF, 291 KB) | Isidori |
The format of the exercises is as follows: we will hand out an exercise sheet every Monday during the lecture. The solutions will then be discussed in the Wednesday exercise slot in the following week. The following tables have the detailed programme and links to the exercise sheets:
| Discussion Session | Topic | Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2 | B to pi semileptonic decays | van Dyk |
| Mar 9 | B factories, Pythia 8 basics | Silva Coutinho |
| Mar 16 | B-Bbar mixing | van Dyk |
| Mar 23 | - | Silva Coutinho |
| Apr 6 | - | Silva Coutinho |
| Apr 13 | Heavy Quark Effective Theory (I) (lecture in room: Y36 J33) |
van Dyk |
| Apr 27 | Heavy Quark Effective Theory (II) (lecture in room: Y36 J33) |
van Dyk |
| May 4 | - | Silva Coutinho |
| May 11 | - | Silva Coutinho |
| May 18 | - (lecture in room: Y36 J33) |
Serra |
| May 25 | - | van Dyk |
| Exercise Sheets | Hand out | Discuss |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 (PDF, 213 KB) (B to pi semileptonic: Phase space, traces) |
Feb 24 | Mar 2 |
| Sheet 2 (PDF, 214 KB) (B-Bbar mixing: physical observables, time evolution) |
Feb 29 | Mar 9 |
| Sheet 3 (PDF, 211 KB) (Basics, Phytia 8) |
Mar 7 | Mar 16 |
| Sheet 4 (PDF, 252 KB) with setup script (SH, 6 KB) (Simulating B decays) |
Mar 14 | Mar 23 |
| Sheet 5 (PDF, 179 KB) (CKM: Wolfenstein parametrization, unitarity triangles, Jarlskog invariant) |
Mar 29 | Apr 6 |
| no sheets! | Apr 11 to Apr 25 | - |
| Sheet 6 (PDF, 188 KB) (Analysis: Flavour tagging and performance simulations) |
May 2nd | - |
| Sheet 8 (PDF, 180 KB) (Rare Decays) |
May 24th | - |
