Physics of Higgs Bosons (T) - physics766
| Course | Physics of Higgs Bosons (T) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics766 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+2 | 7 | WT |
Preparation: Theoretical Particle Physics (physics615)
Form of Testing and Examination:
Requirement for the examination (written or oral): successful participation
in the exercises
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course:
Understanding the physics of electroweak symmetry breaking, and the interpretations of the recently
discovered signals for the existence of a Higgs boson
Contents of the Course:
Spontaneous symmetry breaking
The Higgs mechanism
The Higgs boson of the Standard Model
Experimental situation
Extended Higgs sectors
Precision calculations
Recommended Literature:
J. Gunion, H.E. Haber, G.L. Kane and S. Dawson: The Higgs Hunter’s Guide (Frontiers of Physics, 2000)
A. Djouadi: Anatomy of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking I (Phys. Rep. 457 (2008) 1, hep-ph/0503173)
A. Djouadi: Anatomy of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking II (Phys. Rep. 459 (2008) 1, hep-ph/0504090)