TEACHING & RESEARCH OVERVIEW
The Synergy of Discovery and progress through new Technology and Education
Professor Panos Razis integrates his cutting-edge research in High Energy Physics, conducted at CERN since 1986 (L3 Experiment at LEP and CMS Experiment at LHC), with a dedicated teaching approach centered on critical thinking and fundamental inquiry. His work bridges the gap between the results extracted by the international experiments, where he actively participates with his group for 40 years, with complex theoretical models aspiring to unify the fundamental forces encountered in the Universe. This is a very difficult task being pursued since the 1920s by the fathers of modern physics who introduced General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, continuing with the next generations of scientific leaders, up to our days in the 21st century. All their great ideas and efforts contributed to the fostering of an international environment where new knowledge, innovation and scholarship is translated into profound educational and technological impact for the benefit of the new generations of scientists and the society in general.
Teaching Courses
Φυσική και Εφαρμογές ΦΥΣ012
A comprehensive exploration of the principles and laws governing Macroscopic and Microscopic Physics. From Particle Physics and Detectors, to Medical Physics and Applications, comparison of Energy Sources, properties of Nanotechnology materials and several other innovative applications.
Εργαστήριο Ατομικής και Πυρηνικής Φυσικής ΦΥΣ222
An Advanced Laboratory composed of practical exercises on major historical experiments conducted in the fields of Atomic and Nuclear Physics, such as: the Special Charge of the Electron, the Zeemann Effect, the Electron Spin Resonance, the Compton Effect, the Rutherford Experiment, X-rays and the Moseley's Law, Rutherford Scattering, Spectroscopy of alpha particles, Spectroscopy of beta particles, Spectroscopy of gamma particles and the Geiger Mueller Counter.
Στοιχειωδη Σωματίδια ΦΥΣ331
A comprehensive exploration into the world of the constituent particles of matter, their fundamental interactions, the types of detectors we use to measure them, their symmetries, quantum numbers and conservation laws - QED, the Weak Interactions and the Electroweak GWS Model, QCD, the Standard Model of particle physics and the ultimate prospects and problems encountered in Grand Unifying
Theories.
Ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός II / Ειδική Σχετικότητα ΦΥΣ235
A comprehensive introduction into the world of motion, frames of reference, space contraction and time dilation, the Lorentz transformations and paradoxes of special relativity, transformation of physical quantities, unified description of spacetime. Starting from Maxwell equations we study the propagation of electromagnetic waves across various media under different conditions, the conservation of energy-momentum, classical & relativistic electrodynamics, electric & magnetic dipoles and the emission of radiation using differential mathematics for various geometric systems.
Current Research Project
PREVIOUS Research Projects
The CMS Experiment at LHC: Electromagnetic Calorimetry & Physics Analysis
Professor Razis leads a technical research program focusing on the construction and precise calibration of the Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECAL) of the CMS detector at CERN. This initiative ensures the absolute accuracy of the data used for identifying electrons and photons, paving the way for the discovery of new particles, like the Higgs in 2012, and physics phenomena Beyond the Standard Model.
The L3 Experiment at LEP: Calibration of the Muon Spectrometer, Data Analysis & New Particles Searches
Professor Razis worked on the Alignment of the L3 Experiment's
Muon Spectrometer Drift Chambers, configured in a massive
structure of Octants, via a precision system of He-Ne Laser
Beacons. He was also responsible for the Calibration of the drift velocity of electrons in these Chambers via a UV-diodes System.
He served as Coordinator of the New Particles Searches Group of
the L3 Experiment.
Inquiry into the sources of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (electricity power network, substations, mobile telephony, radiotelecommunication, TV and Radar Stations, microwave systems, household devices and other devices). Charting the intensity of electromagnetic radiation and comparing it with the safety limits set by the International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Developing of relevant databases and drafting final Reports. Simulation of sources of non-ionizing radiation.
Non-Ionizing Radiation Program
Professor Razis formulated a research group to survey the sources of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (electricity power network, substations, mobile telephony network, radiocommunications, TV and radars, microwave systems, medical and household devices etc.), and to compare the intensity of these EM fields with the corresponding safety limits set by the International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). We developed the relevant databases and generated the corresponding Reports, such as that presented below. Also simulated the corresponding EM radiation sources by using a specialized software package.
NEW Research Project
Developing a new Model on
Particle Physics and Cosmology
This new model is a non-supersymmetric model proposing the resolution of several pending problems currently encountered in Particle Physics over the past several decades. It unifies General Theory of Relativity with Quantum Mechanics. The model is based
on Topological and Geometric unification for a four dimensional complex universe resulting to the addition of 4 new topological
solitons without the introduction of tachyons or ghost particles.