Spring 2019
Quantum Field Theory I
, 4.5 pts, GR6047QUANTUM 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
- 11336
- Day, Time & Location
- MW 2:40pm-3:55pm 414 Pupin Laboratories
- Instructor
- Alberto Nicolis