Lectures on Selected Topics in Weak interactions[MatSciRep:46]

Abstract

This Report comprises of notes on 11 lectures about 'Weak Interactions' given by the Author, and the notes taken by T.S. Santhanam. These lectures discuss various aspects of theory of weak interactions. The basic assumption made about the weak interaction is that it is the Fermi Type local interaction. Though the Yukawa type non-local weak interaction through the exchange of heavy mass (indicating the smallness of the non-locality) intermediate vector bosons, it has only been academic except in some neutrino reactions which is also discussed in the later part of these lectures. Initially the beta decay for which lot of experimental information available is discussed.