Introduction to the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam Model

• Grant number: 23/04292-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2023
• End date: December 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Agostinho Ferreira
• Grantee: Caio Angelo da Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project propose a systematic study of abelian and non-abelian gauge theories that govern three of the four fundamental interactions in Nature, namely electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. The topics covered include, among others, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Higgs mechanism, classical solutions, and the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model.