Selected Solutions to Modern Particle Physics

Welcome to this particle physics self-study solution repository! This project is aimed at providing a resource for people who are interested in learning about particle physics. Whether you're a beginner or just looking for additional documentation, I hope you find this repository helpful on your learning journey.

About

This repository contains solutions, notes, and explanations for the problems and concepts covered in the book Modern Particle Physics by Mark Thomson. This book is an excellent resource for understanding the fundamental concepts of particle physics and is highly recommended for anyone starting studying this field.

You can find the book on Amazon.

Some problems have been patched from the official errata.

Actions

This repository has an action that triggers $\LaTeX$ compilation when pushed, so downloading the artifacts from the latest build from actions will get you the latest version of the solution.

Table of Contents

Chapter	Title	Problems	Solutions
1	Introduction	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$
2	Underlying Concepts	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{orange}{\textsf{In Progress}}$
3	Decay Rates and Cross Sections	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{orange}{\textsf{In Progress}}$
4	The Dirac Equation	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{orange}{\textsf{In Progress}}$
5	Interaction by Particle Exchange	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$
6	Electron-Positron Annihilation	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$
7	Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$
8	Deep Inelastic Scattering	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$
9	Symmetries and the Quark Model	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{orange}{\textsf{In Progress}}$
10	Quantum Chromodynamics	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
11	The Weak Interaction	$\color{green}{\textsf{Completed}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
12	The Weak Interactions of Leptons	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
13	Neutrinos and Neutrino Oscillations	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
14	CP Violation and Weak Hadronic Interactions	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
15	Electroweak Unification	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
16	Tests of the Standard Model	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$
17	The Higgs Boson	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Uploaded}}$	$\color{red}{\textsf{Not Started}}$

Solution Progress By Chapter

Chapter	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Introduction	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc?}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc?}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc?}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc ?}$	-	-	-	-	-	-
Underlying Concepts	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$
Decay Rates and Cross Sections	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc?}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc?}$	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Dirac Equation	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{orange}{\triangle}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	-
Interaction by Particle Exchange	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electron-Positron Annihilation	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	-	-	-	-
Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deep Inelastic Scattering	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Symmetries and the Quark Model	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{green}{\bigcirc}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quantum Chromodynamics	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Weak Interaction	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Weak Interactions of Leptons	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutrinos and Neutrino Oscillations	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CP Violation and Weak Hadronic Interactions	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-
Electroweak Unification	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tests of the Standard Model	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Higgs Boson	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	$\color{red}{\times}$	-	-	-	-

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this repository by adding more detailed solutions, corrections, or additional resources, please feel free to create a pull request. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Happy learning!