Physics 4420
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Spring 2012

Prof. Eric D. Zimmerman

Announcements:

• Paper is due April 18, not April 16.
• Problem set 7 will be due Friday, March 23.
• Problem set 6 typo has been corrected.
• Midterm exam will be March 13, 7:30-9:00 PM in MUEN E113. PDG is allowed but no electronics or textbook.
• Problem set 3 has been revised to include bonus points opportunity; due date has been changed to FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
• Problem set 1 due date has been changed to FRIDAY, Jan. 27.
• Order your Particle Physics Booklet at pdg.lbl.gov!

Lectures: Mon,Wed,Fri 11:00 AM, DUAN G1B35

Study Hour: Physics Common Room (11th floor), Mondays 5-6 PM. (Starts Jan. 30)

A few interesting links:

• CMS discovers new baryon
• Article on other big questions concerning neutrinos
• Nice article on faster-than-light neutrino results
• New hypernucleus observed. (Note that Lambda is written "L" in some places here)
• How strong is the weak force?
• "Worst super power ever" (Russian scientist survives high-energy proton beam through brain)