Courses

Spring 2021

QUANTUM FIELD THEORY I

, 4.5 pts, GR6047

QUANTUM FIELD THEORY I

Lagrangian density formalism of Lorentz scalar, Dirac and Weyl spinor, and vector gauge fields. Action variations, symmetries, conservation laws. Canonical quantization, Fock space. Interacting local fields, temporal evolution. Wicks theorem, propagators, and vertex functions, Feynman rules and diagrams. Scattering S matrix examples with tree level amplitudes. Path quantization. 1-loop intro to renormalization.
Section Number
001
Call Number
10240
Day, Time & Location
MW 10:10AM-11:25AM To be announced
Instructor
Alberto Nicolis