Phys 6250 - Physics of Strong Interactions

Course Number: Phys 6250

Course Name: Physics of Strong Interactions

Credits: 3 Cr

Instructor: Not offered AY2025-26

PreReq: Credit in Phys 6810

Course Description

One semester graduate student course on the Physics of Strong Interactions. Typically Offered: Fall or Spring. 

Topics covered include:

  • The Quark model
  • Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
  • Perturbation methods for QCD
  • Effective field theories for pions and nucleons
  • Finite temperature field theories
  • Quark-gluon plasma
  • Phase transitions in QCD