Particle physics
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Learn about the fundamental components of matter in this free Particle Physics course. Understand the strong and weak interactions that bind particles together and allow them to change type. Recognize the six flavors of leptons and quarks, and appreciate how they combine to form baryons and mesons. Gain knowledge on balanced strong and weak interactions, and the role of gluons, W, and Z bosons. Enhance your understanding of current concepts and theories in the field of particle physics with this comprehensive course.
This free course, Particle physics, will give you an overview of current concepts and theories in the field. You will learn about the fundamental components of matter – known as leptons and quarks – and the composite particles, such as protons and neutrons, which are composed of quarks. You will see that all particle reactions may be described in terms of one of two fundamental interactions, known as the strong and the weak interactions, responsible for binding particles together and allowing them to change type, respectively.This OpenLearn science course was updated with the kind support of Dangoor Education340, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s Foundation.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Recognise and name the six flavours of lepton and the six flavours of quark.
Understand that all leptons and quarks have corresponding antiparticles
Appreciate that quarks and antiquarks combine to form baryons, antibaryons and mesons.
Write balanced strong interactions, understanding the role of gluons
Write balanced weak interactions, understanding the role of W and Z bosons
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