Quantum Field Theory (428-2-1)

Instructors

John Joseph Carrasco

Meeting Info

Technological Institute L170: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Spin-half relativistic Quantum Field Theory focusing on topics selected from the following: Representations of the Lorentz group, spinors and canonical quantization, CPT conservation, fermionic propagator, fermonic path integrals, gamma matrices, and Yukawa theory.

Registration Requirements

PHYSICS 428-1

Teaching Method

Two lectures per week

Evaluation Method

Homework Assignments, Take-home Final

Class Materials (Required)

None

Class Materials (Suggested)

1] Mark Srednicki's QFT textbook,
PDF of draft sufficient: https://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~mark/qft.html

2] Warren Seigel's FIELDS textbook,
(Only available online:
http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/~siegel/errata.shtml
)

3] Riccardo Rattazzi's introductory QFT Lecture notes:
https://www.epfl.ch/schools/sb/research/iphys/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/QFT-LectureNotes.pdf

4] David Tong's introductory QFT notes:
https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft.html

5] Michael Luke's take on Sidney Coleman's lecture notes:
https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~luke/PHY2403F/References_files/lecturenotes.pdf

Other Recommended Textbooks:
i] Quantum Field Theory Vols I - III, by Weinberg
ii] An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory, by Peskin and Shroeder
iii] An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory, by Horatiu Nastase
iv] Quantum Field Theory (from basics to modern topics), by Fançois Gellis