That's a big vague. Are you in your first year, last year, ...? Have you had QM, EM? What topics did you cover in the particle physics course? Which book did you use? Griffith's Intro to Elementary Particles would be a first step.michelad said:I'm an undergraduate in theoretical physics. I've done a course in particle physics though.
Haelfix said:Try the online book by Howard Georgi 'Weak Interactions'
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hgeorgi/weak.pdf
Landau said:That's a big vague. Are you in your first year, last year, ...? Have you had QM, EM? What topics did you cover in the particle physics course? Which book did you use? Griffith's Intro to Elementary Particles would be a first step.
michelad said:Sorry, you're right.. I'm almost graduating, so I've done QM and EM. For particle physics we used Griffiths, but I read also parts of Halzen & Martin's book.
nrqed said:Then I would highly recommend the book on the weak interaction by Greiner.
Electroweak theory is a scientific theory that describes the unification of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces into a single electroweak force.
Electroweak theory is important because it provides a unified understanding of two of the four fundamental forces of nature and has been experimentally verified through the discovery of the Higgs boson.
The main principles of Electroweak theory include the gauge symmetry of the underlying interactions, the existence of four gauge bosons, and the spontaneous breaking of symmetry through the Higgs mechanism.
The Higgs mechanism in Electroweak theory involves the spontaneous breaking of symmetry through the Higgs field, which gives mass to the weak gauge bosons and fermions. This mechanism is also responsible for the existence of the Higgs boson.
Electroweak theory has important implications for our understanding of the early universe and the fundamental particles and forces that make up our universe. It also provides a framework for further research and theories, such as the Grand Unified Theory.