Is My W and Z Bosons Mini Thesis Covering All Key Topics?

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Hi,

Im currently writing a theory section for the W and Z bosons mini thesis type project, I am looking to fully cover the main topics in this area and am wondering if i am missing any or need to re-order things:

Overview of elementary particles
Symmetry and conservation laws
Gauge theory
Electroweak
Grand unification theory
Standard model

This is my first jump into this area of physics so please excuse any errors! Any help or advice on this would be greatly apprecited, also any useful books/sources anyone has come across would also be invaluable!

Thanks in advance
 
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I think that "Standard model" should come before "Grand unification theory."
 
It makes more sense alright, cheers for picking that up

New order:

Overview of elementary particles
Symmetry and conservation laws
Gauge theory
Electroweak
Standard model
Grand unification theory

Do you think i would need to include anything extra or would this cover it nicely?
 
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