SYLLABUS
OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _
99f-8 CURRENT TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS
(SEARCHING FOR MICRO STRUCTURE OF MATTER)
Tadafumi KISIMOTO, et al. (Graduate School of Science)

Objective
The purpose of this course is to outline briefly the current topics of the modern physics emphasizing studies for the micro structure of matter. Elementary particle physics tries to reveal ultimate building blocks of nature. Currently quarks and leptons are known to be elementary particles of matter. Forces between matters are mediated by gauge bosons. A nucleus is a strongly interacting system of nucleons (protons and neutrons) which is also made up of quarks and gluons by the strong interaction. The nucleus is an isolated quantum many body system which show unique interesting phenomena. The phenomena looks complicated although transparent understanding can be obtained by knowing symmetry in the system or classical picture of the motion.

Reference Book
No particular text book is used.

Lecture Outline
After brief introduction of the development of modern physics, current topics in the modern physics are lectured by professors who are driving the recent progress of subfield of the modern physics.
Topics are

which are related closely each other. Lectures on both theoretical and experimental developments, which drive progress of the modern physics, are given.

Grading
Grading is based on participation, report and discussion.

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