Quantum Field Theory (SS16) [M.Sc.]

Lecturer Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Büchler
Begin of Lecture
 05.04.2016
Time / Location
  • Tuesday: 08:00 - 9:30 a.m., ICP Seminar Room 1.079, Allmandring 3
  • Thursday: 08:00 - 9:30 a.m., ICP Seminar Room 1.079, Allmandring 3
Language Lecture: English / Tutorials: English
General Information
  • There are two types of exercises: "Written" exercises are handed in in class and graded/corrected by the tutor. "Oral" exercises are discussed in the tutorials and presented by students on the blackboard.
  • Admission to the final exam requires 80% of the written scores, 66% of the oral scores, and presenting a problem on the blackboard in class twice.
  • Please note that from Tuesday, April 12th, the lecture and the exercise classes will be shifted to the ITP3 Seminar Room V57.5.331.

  • NOTE: From Wednesday, June 1st, the lecture and exercise classes will be shifted back to their original rooms. 
    Lecture: ICP Seminar Room 1.709, Allmandring 3
    Tutorials: Tuesday: 2.326, Wednesday: 2.120A.
   
Examination
  • Oral examination (30 minutes)
  • Details will be given in the tutorials.
Literature
Topics The goal is to gain a thorough understanding of relativistic quantum field theory, the concepts of Feynman diagrams, renormalization for quantum electrodynamics, and to extend this knowledge to non-abelian gauge theories. In particular:

  • Relativistic quantum mechanics and Dirac equation
  • Path integral formalism
  • Quantization – Free Fields
  • Interacting fields and Feynman diagrams
  • Elementary processes and first corrections
  • Renormalization
  • Non-abelian gauge fields
Additional Material
  
Exercises
Tutor Room Day Time
Jan Kumlin 2.555 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:30
Dr. Daniel Huerga 2.120A Wednesday 14:00 - 15:30
Dr. Feiming Hu 2.120A Wednesday 14:00 - 15:30
No. Exercise Date
01 Assignment 01 05.04.2016
02 Assignment 02 12.04.2016
03

Assignment 03

Note that there has been a typo in equation (7). The factor of square root of the energy in the denominator was too much.

 19.04.2016
04 Assignment 04 26.04.2016
05 Assignment 05 03.05.2016
06 Assignment 06 10.05.2016
07 Assignment 07 24.05.2016
08 Assignment 08 31.05.2016
09 Assignment 09 07.06.2016
10 Assignment 10 14.06.2016
11 Assignment 11 21.06.2016
12

Assignment 12

There were misprints in equation (2) and (6) which have been corrected.

 30.06.2016
13 Assignment 13 05.07.2016

 

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