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Sphericity and the Discovery of the Gluon

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Relevant courses Physics 129: Particle Physics,
Physics 226: Particle Physics Phenomenology
Keywords sphericity, eigenvalues, hadrons
Student levels Undergrads, Advanced undergrads
Learning objectives learn how to calculate the sphericity tensor and understand how to interpret its eigenvalues,
reproduce (using simulated data) the analysis performed by Tasso to discover the gluon,
develop a simple event display as an aid to visualizing what two jet and three jet events look like in e+e annihilation events

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Course Semester Instructors Problem sets released
1 Physics 129: Particle Physics Fall 2020 Problem Bank, Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro, Kenny Vetter 14
2 Physics 226: Particle Physics Phenomenology Fall 2021 Simone Pagan Griso 8
3 Physics 129: Particle Physics Fall 2021 Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro 13
4 Physics 226: Particle Physics Phenomenology Fall 2022 Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro 13
5 Physics 129: Particle Physics Fall 2022 Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro 13
6 Physics 129: Particle Physics Fall 2023 Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro 13
7 Physics 226: Particle Physics Phenomenology Fall 2023 Marjorie D SHAPIRO, Marjorie Shapiro 13

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