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PHYS662: Quantum Field Theory I (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Credits 3.0
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 661.
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Description:
Introduction to relativistic quantum field theory. Representations of the Lorentz and Poincare groups. Noether's theorem: symmetries and conservation laws. Canonical quantization of free Klein-Gordon, Dirac, Maxwell fields. Interacting field theory: Lehmann-Kallen representations. LSZ reduction formula. Schwinger action principle. Quantum Electrodynamics (QED): Gell-Mann Low expansion, Wick's theorem, Feynman rules for Green functions and S-matrix elements. Scattering processes in QED: cross sections in low orders of perturbation theory.
Instructor(s):
LASHKARI, NIMA
Email:
lashkari@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2023
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Quantum Field Theory | Daniel V. Schroeder | 9788187169529 | Westview Press | Required |
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