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Understanding Quantum Field Theory And Standard Model To Explore Beyond Standard Model Physics, Alize Sucsuzer
Understanding Quantum Field Theory And Standard Model To Explore Beyond Standard Model Physics, Alize Sucsuzer
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Motivated by the goal of participating in astroparticle physics research in graduate school, we aimed to understand the Standard Model of particle physics and the Feynman diagrams through which particle interactions are described, so that we could learn about the properties of certain astroparticles. The axiomatic principle that governs fundamental physics is manifest covariance, implying that the mathematical forms of the physical laws are the same to all observers. Maintaining covariance requires 4-vector representation using group theoretical techniques based on symmetries, as well as a transition from single-particle quantum physics to many-particle quantum field theory (QFT). The Standard Model of …