Neutrinos in particle physics and astrophysics
Walter Winter and Rasmus W. Rasmussen
WS 2015/16

Link to university-owned webpage
Nobel prize 2015 for neutrino oscillations
topic will be covered in lectures 1-5


Lecture: Mondays, 11:15-12:45, NEW 14 1'12
Tutorials: Tuesdays (bi-weekly), 17:00-18:30, NEW 15 1'202
First meeting: Oct. 19, 2015 in NEW 14 1'12 at 11:15 am - CHANGED BECAUSE OF DIES ACADEMICUS

Contents:
Neutrino physics (overview)
Neutrino oscillations
Solar neutrinos, MSW effect
Neutrino masses and mixings, neutrinoless double beta decay
Neutrinos meet the Standard Model
Neutrinos as cosmic messengers
Baryogenesis/Leptogenesis

Literature:
Carlo Giunti and Chung Kim. Fundamental of neutrino physics and astrophysics. Oxford
Martin Pohl. Einführung in die Hochenergieastrophysik. Shaker
Tom Gaisser. Cosmic rays and particle physics. Cambridge
Malcolm Longair. High-energy astrophysics, vol. 1 (particles, photons and their detection). Cambdrige
Royal Swedish Academy of Science. The Nobel prize in physics 2015. Scientific background: neutrino oscillations
- tentative program of lecture (W. Winter) -

Date
 Topic
 Comments
Oct. 12, 2015
 DIES ACADEMICUS
 No lecture
Oct. 19, 2015
 Organizatorial stuff, overview talk
 NEW 14 1'12, 11:15
Oct. 26, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations in vacuum I
Nov. 2, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations in vacuum II
Nov. 9, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations in matter I
Nov. 16, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations in matter II, MSW effect
Nov. 23, 2015
 Origin of fermion masses in Standard Model
Nov. 30, 2015
 NO LECTURE
 Replacement date: Dec. 8 (tutorial slot)
Dec. 7, 2015
 Origin of neutrino mass, physics beyond the Standard Model?
Dec. 8, 2015
 Neutrinoless double beta decay
Dec. 14, 2015
 Baryogenesis
Jan. 4, 2016
 Astrophysical cosmic ray and neutrino sources (overview)
Jan. 11, 2016
 Kinetic equations for radiation zones
Jan. 18, 2016
 Description of particle interactions in sources
Jan. 25, 2016
 Gamma-ray bursts as astrophysical test case
Feb. 1, 2016
 Neutrino transport and observations
Feb. 8, 2016
 Test of physics beyond the nu-Standard Model over cosmological distances


Credit point requirements: Participation in exercises, oral examination

- Tutorials (R. W. Rasmussen) -
tentative dates

Date
 Topic
 Exercise sheet
 Comments
Nov. 10, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations

Nov. 24, 2015
 Neutrino oscillations

Dec. 8, 2015
 Lecture
Replacement for Nov. 30th
Dec. 15, 2015
 Fermion masses, Majorana fermions

Jan. 12, 2016
 Neutrino masses

Jan. 26, 2016
 Neutrinoless double beta decay, flavor mixing over astrophysical distances

Feb. 9, 2016
 Interactions in astrophysical neutrino sources



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