Particle Physics 1
by Marcel Merk
Publisher: Nikhef 2011
Number of pages: 149
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These are lecture notes to the 1-st year master course. Topics covered: Concepts and History; Electrodynamics of spinless particles; Electrodynamics of spin 1/2 particles; The Weak interaction; Electroweak scattering: The Standard Model.
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