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Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I-II
Course WWW home page: http://physics.indiana.edu/~berger/p621o.html
TR 12:20-2:15PM (Section 3546)
Swain West 218
Instructor: Mike Berger
Phone: (812) 855-2609
Email: berger@gluon.physics.indiana.edu
WWW: http://physics.indiana.edu/~berger/aboutme.html
Office Hours: T2:15-4:15and by appt.
Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I-II (P621-622): Introduction to quantum
field theory, symmetry, Feynman diagrams, quantum electrodynamics, renormalization,
non-Abelian gauge field theory, classical properties, quantization and
renormalization, symmetries and their roles, and nonperturbative methods.
Topics
- Poincare Algebra
- Klein Gordon, Dirac Equations
- Scattering theory
- Feynman Rules
- phi^4 scalar field theory
- QED & non-Abelian gauge theories
- Spontaneous symmetry breaking
- One-loop calculation
- Renormalization
- Renormalization Group
- Path Integral
- Nonperturbative Methods
- Functional Methods - Connection to Stat. Mech.
- Operator Product Expansion
- Background Field Methods
- Current topics in QFT
Text
M. Peskin and R. Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory.
Errata to Text
Other Useful Reference
Material
V. B. Berestetskii, et al., Quantum Electrodynamics
[on reserve].
J.D. Bjorken and S.D. Drell, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics [on reserve].
J.D. Bjorken and S.D. Drell, Relativistic Quantum Fields
[on reserve].
L. Brown, Quantum Field Theory [on reserve].
F. Gross, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field
Theory [on reserve].
B. Hatfield, Quantum Field Theory of Point Particles
and Strings [on reserve].
C. Itzykson and J. Zuber, Quantum Field Theory[on reserve].
M. Kaku, Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction
[on reserve].
P. Ramond, Field Theory: A Modern Primer [on reserve].
L. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory[on reserve].
J. J. Sakurai, Advanced Quantum Mechanics.
S. Weinberg, Quantum Theory of Fields, Vol. 1 & 2 [on reserve].
J. Zinn-Justin, Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena.
Problem Sets
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Take Home Exam (Due December 8, 1997)
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Problem Set 18
Take Home Exam (Due April 30, 1998)
Grading
70% Problem Sets, 30% Take Home Exam.
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