PhysicsOptionalPHY-PART-157
Fundamental Particles
quarks, leptons, gauge bosons, Higgs; generations
- Difficulty
- 4 / 5
- Importance
- 4 / 5
- Study time
- 6.5–12 h
- Kind of work
- Theory
Why it matters
The standard model of elementary particles and forces — the current frontier description of matter at shortest distances.
Where it is used
Accelerator experiments (LHC), medical imaging (PET), radiation safety, cosmology bridges, detector engineering.
How you know you have learned it
Explain/derive key result from memory + solve 2 non-routine checks.
Resources
- Introduction to Elementary Particles — David Griffiths Book
- Introduction to Elementary Particles — David Griffiths Book
- Particle Physics — Martin & Shaw Book