Quantum Field Theory (lecture and exercises)
UE-SPH.04609
| Teacher(s): Leuenberger Christoph |
| Level: Master |
| Type of lesson: Exercise, Lecture |
| ECTS: 3.5 |
| Language(s): German, English |
| Semester(s): AS-2024 |
- Brief review of non-relativistic quantum mechanics.
- The Klein-Gordon equation.
- The Dirac equation.
- The Maxwell equations.
- Quantizing the Klein-Gordon field.
- Quantizing the Dirac field: electrons and positrons.
- Quantizing the electromagnetic field.
- Interacting fields: S matrix, Dyson expansion and Feynman diagrams.
- The Klein-Gordon equation.
- The Dirac equation.
- The Maxwell equations.
- Quantizing the Klein-Gordon field.
- Quantizing the Dirac field: electrons and positrons.
- Quantizing the electromagnetic field.
- Interacting fields: S matrix, Dyson expansion and Feynman diagrams.
Training aims
Introduction to field theory
On successfull completion of the course, the student will be able to :
• identify everywhere the key formulas of field theory,
• apply field theory to specific physics problems,
• access to more elaborate field theory like QCD.
On successfull completion of the course, the student will be able to :
• identify everywhere the key formulas of field theory,
• apply field theory to specific physics problems,
• access to more elaborate field theory like QCD.