Neutrino Physics: Theory and Experiment (MVSpec)

Content

This lecture will cover the main physics ideas related to neutrinos, the only physics beyond the Standard Model testable in the lab. Both theoretical and experimental aspects will be covered. Topics include neutrinos from accelerators, the atmosphere, the Sun or supernovae, neutrino oscillations in vacuum and matter, mechanisms to generate neutrino mass, neutrinoless double beta decay, etc.
Neutrino Box

Credit Points:

You will get 2 ECTS points (credit points) if you regularly attend the lectures and demonstrate understanding of the topics in a form tba.

Necessary/useful knowledge:

Contents of Standard Model of Particle Physics or QFT 1

Lecturers

PD Dr. Christian Buck (christian.buck"at"mpi-hd.mpg.de, www)

PD Dr. Werner Rodejohann (werner.rodejohann"at"mpi-hd.mpg.de, www)

Dates

Lectures:

Wednesdays, 09.15 -- 10.45, kHs, Phil 12

Literature

Modern books and reviews on the topics will be announced during the lecture. Some useful literature is:

Fukugita, Yanagida: Physics of Neutrinos
Giunti, Kim: Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics
Grimus: Neutrino Physics - Theory
Akhmedov: Neutrino Physics
Ricciardi: Introduction to Neutrino and Particle Physics
Oberauer and Oberauer: Neutrinophysik