Weak Force & Higgs Flashcards
How do we define the Fermi coupling constant?
What is the discrete symmetry Lagrangian?
What is the minima, pertubation and boson mass of the discrete symmetry Lagrangian?
What is the continuous symmetry Lagrangian?
What is the minima & perturbitive fields of the continuous symmetry Lagrangian?
What is the gauge symmetry (Higgs) Lagrangian?
What is the minima & masses associated with the gauge symmetry (Higgs) Lagrangian?
What is the electroweak phi field in the unitary gauge?
What is the gauge-fixing term for a massive boson, and the propagator that results from it?
How do we define left & right-handed fields?
What are the quark & lepton weak doublets?
How do weak singlets & doubles change under an SU(2) rotation? What are the generators of SU(2)?
How are the positive/negative W-bosons defined in terms of numerical fields?
What is the Higgs full Lagrangian, and the corrosponding covariant derivative?
What is the weak covariant derivative acting on the field expression?
How is the weak mixing angle defined?
How do the photon & Z-boson fields emerge?
What are the W-boson & Z-boson masses?
What are the Yukawa coupling terms for both leptons & quarks?
How does the fundamental electric unit relate to the weak mixing angle?
How do charge, isospin & hypercharge relate?
What is the W/Z-boson propagator, in the unitary gauge?
Describe the features of the unitary gauge.
Describe the features of the R-xi gauge