Dr. Jeff Martin
Associate Professor of Physics
Ph. D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Phone: (204)786-9443
Fax: (204)774-4134
U of W office: 3L22
E-Mail:
Web Site: http://subatomic.uwinnipeg.ca (a new browser
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COURSES (2011-2012):
- PHYS-4303 - Subatomic Physics (Fall 2011)
- PHYS-3901 - Intermediate Physics Lab
- PHYS-4001 - Physics Honours Thesis
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
In nature, four fundamental forces exist: gravity,
electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. The
weak force is the only force which does not look the same when
viewed in a mirror. The violation of mirror symmetry is called
"parity violation". The weak and electromagnetic forces have
been combined together (or "unified") in electroweak theory.
The strong force has been unified with electroweak theory in
what is known as the standard model of particle physics.
Precise measurements of parity violation at low energies yield
information on the weak force. This might inform us of physics
beyond the standard model, and might even shed light on how to
unify all the forces into one theory. It is the goal of my
research to perform low-energy measurements of parity violation
in order to possibly make new discoveries of physics beyond the
standard model. A second goal is to use the weak force to study
the strong force, in particular to study how the strong force
between quarks in protons and neutrons contributes to their
structure.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
See SPIRES
listing for recent publications.
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