Conservation laws, particle interactions, and Feynman diagrams

What this note covers

1. Fundamental conservation laws in particle physics
2. Applying conservation laws to predict or verify interaction products
3. Feynman diagrams: conventions, vertices, and propagators
4. Feynman diagrams for electromagnetic interactions
5. Feynman diagrams for weak interactions: W and Z bosons
6. Antiparticles, arrows, and reading particle lines correctly
7. Evidence supporting the Standard Model

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes