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 [TOPIC]       [YEAR]  [LECTURER]         [LEVEL]    [# OF LECT.]  [COMMENT]
 
 [Quantum Field Theory and The Standard Model]
 QFT           1996    Alvarez-Gaume, L.  PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Quantum Field Theory
 Symmetry      1996    Georgi, H.         PostGrad    5 x 1h   
               Fun with symmetries in Particle Physics
 CP Viol.      1997    Nakada, T.         PostGrad    5 x 1h
               CP Violation in the K and B meson system
 QFT/SM        1997    Peskin, M.         Student    11 x 45min 
               Helicity as a skeleton key to particle physics
 Higgs Mech.   1997    Veltman, M.        PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Reflections on the Higgs System
 QCD           1999    Webber, B.         PostGrad    5 x 1h
               QCD


 [Other Theoretical Topics]
 Quant.Mech.   1990    Bell, J.           Basic           30min
               (Interview)
 Mathematics   1992    Itzykson, C.       PostGrad    4 x 1h
               Arithmetics, geometry and conformal fields
 Gen.Rel.      1993    Damour, T.         PostGrad    6 x 1h
               General Relativity: basic ideas and observables
 Susy          1994    Ferrara, S.        PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Introduction to supersymmetry for particle physics
 Beyond SM     1996    Ibanez, L.         PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Beyond the Standard Model
 Black Holes   1997    Susskind, L        PostGrad    4 x 1h
               The Physics of Black Holes
 Cosmology     1999    Cohen, A.          Student     3 x 45min
               Introduction to Cosmology
 Beyond SM     1999    Giudice, G.        Student     3 x 45min
               Beyond the Standard Model
 Astropart.    1999    Raffelt, G.        PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Astroparticle Physics
 General       1999    Veltman, M.J.G.    Student         1h
               Hiding Infinities
 General       1999    Wilczek, F.        PostGrad        1h
               Getting its from BITS
 Strings       2000    Lerche, H.         PostGrad    3 x 1h
               An Overview of String Theory
 Big Bang      2000    Veneziano, G.      Student         1h
               A Final Theory

 [Experimental Topics]
 Neural Netw.  1994    James, F.          PostGrad    4 x 1h
               Introduction to Neural Networks
 Accelerator   1998    Bruning, O.        Student     5 x 45min
               Accelerators
 LHC           1998    Evans, L.          Student         45min
               LHC Accelerator
 LHC Physics   1999    Gianotti, F.       Student     3 x 45min
               LHC Physics
 Calorimetry   1999    Nessi, M.          PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Calorimetry at the LHC
 Statistics    2000    James, F.          PostGrad    5 x 1h
               Telling the Truth with Statistics

 QFT           1996    Alvarez-Gaume, L.  PostGrad    5 x 1h

Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Field Theory provides the most fundamental language known to express the fundamental laws of Nature. It is the consequence of trying to describe physical phenomena within the conceptual framework of Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity. The aim of these lectures will be to present a number of concepts and methods in the subject which many of us find difficult to understand. They may include (depending on time): the need to introduce quantum fields, the realization of symmetries, the renormalisation group, non-perturbative phenomena, infrared divergences and jets, etc.
Some familiarity with the rudiments of Feynman diagrams and relativistic quantum mechanics will be appreciated.

 Symmetry      1996    Georgi, H.         PostGrad    5 x 1h

Fun with symmetries in Particle Physics
The five lectures should correspond roughly to the following topics:
1: Global and/or approximate symmetries
2: Gauge symmetries: unbroken and broken
3: Goldstone Bosons
4: Heavy quark symmetries
5: Peculiar symmetries at large Nc
My interest is to give colloquium-style lectures. Except in the last lecture, I will say only things that everyone in the audience knows, but I hope to do so in entertaining and sometimes surprising ways. A highlight, assuming that my computer animations work, should be an entirely pictorial derivation of Weinberg's formula for phi-phi scattering in lecture 3.

 CP Viol.      1997    Nakada, T.         PostGrad    5 x 1h

CP Violation in the K and B meson system
CP violation was discovered more than 30 years ago in the decays of long living neutral kaons and is still one of the most important outstanding mysteries on particle physics. CP violation also plays an important role in the evolution of the universe and will remain to be a fascinating field of research for some time. In this lecture the following subjects will be discussed:
1) General phenomenological description of neutral meson systems.
2) Where to look for CP violation?
3) Adaptation to the kaon and B meson system.
4) The standard model interpretation and other models.
5) Current experimental status of the kaon system and future prospects.
6) Experimental prospects for the B meson system.

 QFT/SM        1997    Peskin, M.         Student    11 x 45min 

Helicity as a skeleton key to particle physics
(Thorough blackboard derivation of the Standard Model)

 Higgs Mech.   1997    Veltman, M.        PostGrad    5 x 1h

Reflections on the Higgs System
The Higgs system is the great unknown of the Standard Model. So far, the Higgs itself has not been seen, and experimentally, all we have is a questionable estimate of its mass. However, there is more to the Higgs system than the Higgs boson itself. It has a function within the Standard Model, and that is a point of view that we will emphasize. In these lectures we will try to explore the Higgs system and what it means to the facts as observed so far. Symmetry properties, screening theorem, photon mass, parity violation, non-minimal Higgs systems are subjects that will be discussed in this context.

 QCD           1999    Webber, B.         PostGrad    5 x 1h

QCD
The lectures will first cover the basic properties of QCD: the Lagrangian, the running coupling, asymptotic freedom and colour confinement. Next, some examples of perturbative calculations in electron-positron physics (total cross sections and event shapes) will be given. The "parton branching" approach will then be used to derive the evolution equations for hadron structure functions and jet fragmentation functions.
Comparisons with data on deep inelastic scattering and jet production will be given. Hadronization models will be described and compared with recent data. If time permits, non-perturbative corrections to perturbative QCD predictions will also be discussed.

 Quant.Mech.   1990    Bell, J.           Basic           30min

Interview
(on Bell's Theorem, reality,..)

 Mathematics   1992    Itzykson, C.       PostGrad    4 x 1h

Arithmetics, geometry and conformal fields
The last few years have witnessed a remarkable conjunction of methods in such diverse domains as string and topological field theory, two dimensional statistical physics, classical and quantum integrable systems. The lectures will aim to present some of the underlying mathematics at an elementary and pedagogical level, for their intrinsic value.

 Gen.Rel.      1993    Damour, T.         PostGrad    6 x 1h

General Relativity: basic ideas and observables
This set of lectures will review the basic ideas and techniques of the present "standard" description of gravity (i.e. general relativity). A few examples of the applications of general relativity to the description of the macroscopic world will be given (solar system, gravitational waves, black holes, cosmology). We shall then address the following questions:
1) Which elements of general relativity have been really tested so far?
2) What types of new, macroscopically coupled fields could contribute to "gravity", and yet have escaped detection so far?

 Susy          1994    Ferrara, S.        PostGrad    5 x 1h

Introduction to supersymmetry for particle physics
The Programme of these introductory lectures to supersymmetry will include the following topics:
1. An introduction to space-time symmetries: Poincare and conformal invariance.
2. What is supersymmetry? Fermi-Bose symmetries, multiplets and currents.
3. Construction of supersymmetric interactions: Yukawa couplings and Yang-Mills theories
4. Spontaneous and explicit supersymmetry breaking.
5. Softening of quantum divergences: the hierarchy problem, the supersymmetric standard model.

 Beyond SM     1996    Ibanez, L.         PostGrad    5 x 1h

Beyond the Standard Model
This is a series of introductory lectures on different topics which involve generalizations of the Standard Model as well as theories attempting the unification of all particle interactions. This includes a brief discussion of non-perturbative approaches as well as an introduction to topics like neutrino masses, Grand Unification models and their supersymmetric generalizations. The construction of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model is discussed in some detail and possible alternative supersymmetric models are briefly reviewed. Finally, some general aspects of Superstring Unification are described with emphasis on possible phenomenological applications of those ideas.

 Black Holes   1997    Susskind, L        PostGrad    4 x 1h

The Physics of Black Holes
I will describe the profound revolution in our understanding of black holes and their relation to Quantum Mechanics that has occured over the last few years as a result of a deeper understanding of string theory.

 Cosmology     1999    Cohen, A.          Student     3 x 45min

Introduction to Cosmology
(blackboard)

 Beyond SM     1999    Giudice, G.        Student     3 x 45min

 Astropart.    1999    Raffelt, G.        PostGrad    5 x 1h

Astroparticle Physics
Over the past decade Astroparticle Physics has established itself as a main-stream field of research which complements both accelerator-based particle physics and telescope-based astronomy. At the present time the field is primarily driven by experimental and observational progress. I will give a broad introduction to Astroparticle Physics, focusing in my five lectures on the following topics:
1) Astroparticle Physics: Overview and Highlights
2) Dark Matter: Motivation, Candidates and Searches
3) Neutrino Astronomy: A New Window to the Universe
4) Astrophysical and Cosmological Particle Bounds
5) The Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays: A New Fundamental Problem?

 General       1999    Veltman, M.J.G.    Student         1h

Hiding Infinities
(Nobel lecture)

 General       1999    Wilczek, F.        PostGrad        1h

Getting its from BITS
A great program in natural philosophy, going back at least as far as Pythagoras, has been to derive the structure of the world from pure numbers. After a brief historical introduction, I will discuss where we stand with this program. I shall argue that in some parts of physics we have realized it to an amazing extent, but that major challenges remain.

 Strings       2000    Lerche, H.         PostGrad    3 x 1h

An Overview of String Theory
One of the quests of particle physics is to formulate a single theory which unifies particles and their interactions. String theory could be a candidate for this since some implementations not only generate Higgs and Gauge fields, but also imply gravitons. These lectures will aim at introducing non-experts to the field.

 Big Bang      2000    Veneziano, G.      Student         1h

A Final Theory
(Big Bang with input from string theory)

 Neural Netw.  1994    James, F.          PostGrad    4 x 1h

Introduction to Neural Networks
In this series of 4 lectures, the emphasis will be on solving real problems using multilayer feed-forward networks. Using the general theory of inverse problems and recent theoretical results on computational complexity in neural networks, we try to develop ways of understanding in what sense a problem is solvable and what network architecture is necessary to solve it.
1. Introduction and overview of Artificial Neural Networks.
2,3. The Feed-forward Network as an Inverse Problem, and results on the computational complexity of network training.
4. Physics applications of neural networks.

 Accelerator   1998    Bruning, O.        Student     5 x 45min

Accelerators
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 LHC           1998    Evans, L.          Student         45min

LHC Accelerator
(informal, with test experiment)

 LHC Physics   1999    Gianotti, F.       Student     3 x 45min

LHC Physics
(The LHC is presented. Then the physics potential of the LHC experiments is discussed: Standard Model precision measurements, Higgs searches, MSSM searches.)

 Calorimetry   1999    Nessi, M.          PostGrad    5 x 1h

Calorimetry at the LHC
A review is given of the detection techniques at LHC for the measurement of leptons, hadrons and missing transverse energy using calorimeters.
The understanding of the detector layout will be emphasized, as well as the engineering aspects of construction and the implications for the expected physics.

 Statistics    2000    James, F.          PostGrad    5 x 1h

Telling the Truth with Statistics
How to tell the truth with Statistics?
Lying with statistics is easy.
A greater challenge is to use statistics to communicate an accurate and objective summary of given experimental data.
We will follow both the Bayesian and classical (frequentist) approaches to this problem, and will see that in both cases the key to getting the right answers will be to ask meaningful questions.
A working knowledge of elementary statistics will be assumed, so that we can concentrate on exact methods and questions of interpretation.