PHYS 3310 Module 14.1

Introduction to Particle Physics

Recommended Reading

14.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the four fundamental forces and what particles participate in them
  • Identify and describe fermions and bosons
  • Identify and describe the quark and lepton families
  • Distinguish between particles and antiparticles, and describe their interactions

Fundamental Forces and Force-Mediating Particles

Antimatter