Sumários
Theory Lecture 5
24 Março 2025, 15:00 • João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires
- Relativistic electron-proton scattering
- Proton charge and magnetic distributions
- Lorentz invariant Rosenbluth elastic electron-proton cross section formula
- Experimental evidence for finite proton size
- Deep inelastic electron-proton scattering
- DIS kinematical variables and experimental data
Recommended reading: Chapter's 7.1-8.1 of Mark Thomson's book, Chapter's 8.1 - 8.4 of D.Griffith's book.
Exercise class 3
19 Março 2025, 09:00 • João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires
Discussion and solution of the third series of exercises.
Theory lecture 4
17 Março 2025, 15:00 • João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires
- Covariant form of Maxwell's equations
- Feynman rules in QED
- Electron-muon scattering matrix element
- Casimir's Trick: calculate spin-averaged amplitudes in terms of traces
- Electron-muon fixed target differential cross section
- Mott scattering cross section formula
Exercise class 2
12 Março 2025, 09:00 • João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires
Discussion and solution of the second series of exercises.
Theory lecture 3
10 Março 2025, 15:00 • João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires
- Klein-Gordon equation: negative particle energy solutions and unphysical negative probability densities
- Dirac equation
- Properties of the Dirac gamma matrices
- Adjoint Spinor and covariant current:
- Dirac equation solutions with positive probability densities Solutions to the Dirac Equation
- Antiparticles prediction: Dirac sea interpretation and Feynman-Stuckelberg intrepretation
- Dirac particle u1(p), u2(p) and anti-particle spinors v1(p),v2(p)
Recommended reading: Chapter 4 of Mark Thomson's book. Chapter's 7.1-7.3 of D.Griffith's book.