26–30 Aug 2024
Auditorium Maximum UJ
Europe/Warsaw timezone

Elementary particles in an introductory course on quantum mechanics

27 Aug 2024, 16:30
20m
Medium Lecture Hall A

Medium Lecture Hall A

Oral presentations Contemporary Physics, Modern Physics in Schools and Universities Oral presentations

Speaker

Dr Ivan Melo (University of Žilina)

Description

I review popular definitions of elementary particles and argue that their description as excitations of quantum fields has its place in an introductory course on quantum mechanics at universities and can be further simplified to satisfy curiosity of motivated high school students.

How would you like to present your contribution? Hybrid from my own country (early in the conference day, best for Asia, Australia)
Target education level University
Category Formal Education

Author

Dr Ivan Melo (University of Žilina)

Presentation materials