Admission Requirements
Some knowledge of Relativistic Electrodynamics is desirable.
Description
This course is a brief introduction to common concepts in classical field theory used throughout theoretical physics in cosmology, elementary particle and condensed matter physics.
Topics:
Symmetries and conservation laws
Spontaneous symmetry breaking and Goldstone bosons
Solitons
Perturbation theory
Scattering
Course objectives
A basic understanding of the topics listed above, including the ability to do computations of the most important effects.
Timetable
Physics Schedule
For detailed information go to Timetable in Brightspace
Mode of instruction
Zie Brightspace
Assessment method
To be discussed with the students. Most likely, a written exam supplemented by other means of evaluation
Brightspace
Registration for Brightspace occurs via uSis
How to sign up for classes click here
Reading list
An introduction to Quantum Field Theory, M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, Harper Collins publishers 1995, ISBN 0201503972 Paperback College Press Ltd, University of Bejing: ISBN 7-5158-0359-2 D. Tong’s Quantum Field Theory lecture notes P. van Baal: A course in Field Theory, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis 2013. W.L.G.A.M. van Neerven’s Quantum Field Theory lecture notes, reproduced with his permission. A. Zee, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, Princeton University Press 2003 S. Coleman, Aspects of Symmetry, Cambridge University Press 1985
Contact
Lecturer: Dr. Alexey Boiarskyi