Elementary Particle Physics, 5 credits

Academic year 2022/2023

  • Spring 2023, 33%, Campus

    Start date: 16 January 2023

    End date: 19 March 2023

    Application deadline: 17 October 2022

    Application code: UU-63632 Application

    Language of instruction: The course will be taught in English, if needed

    Location: Uppsala

    Selection: All qualified applicants will be admitted.

    Registration: 15 December 2022 – 15 January 2023

Entry requirements: 120 credits with Quantum Physics and Mechanics III. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Fees:

If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.

Application fee: SEK 900

Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 12,083

Tuition fee, total: SEK 12,083

About the course

Modern particle physics. Introduction to the Standard Model. The quark model including spectroscopy. Quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Techniques for particle acceleration and particle detection will be presented. Innovation, collaboration with industry, technology transfer and aspects of work within large international teams will be discussed.

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Contact

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1

Box 516, 751 20 UPPSALA

Study counsellor

Email: studievagledare@physics.uu.se

Telephone: +46 18 471 35 21