Theory Lecture 2

2 Março 2022, 08:30 João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires

  • Dirac Delta function
  • Observables in Particle Physics: Decay rates and Cross sections
  • Relativistic Fermi Golden rule for decays
  • General expression for the decay rate 1->2+3
  • Relativistic Fermi Golden rule for scattering cross sections
  • General expression for the differential cross section for the process 1+2->3+4 (center of mass frame, laboratory frame)
  • Laboratory frame differential cross section for e+p -> e+p scattering (neglecting electron mass m_e << m_p)
Recommended reading: Chapter 3 of Mark Thomson's book. Chapter 6 of D.Griffith's book.