College Bulletin 2026-2027 
    
    Oct 08, 2026  
College Bulletin 2026-2027

PHYS 131. Particle Physics


A study of the ultimate constituents of matter and the nature of the interactions between them. Topics include relativistic wave equations, symmetries and group theory, Feynman calculus, quantum electrodynamics, quarks, gluons, and quantum chromodynamics, weak interactions, gauge theories, the Higgs particle, and some of the ideas behind lattice gauge calculations.
Prerequisite: (or Concurrently) PHYS 113  
Natural sciences and engineering.
1 credit.
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy


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