PHYS-702 / 4 credits

Teacher(s): Bellazzini Brando, Invited lecturers (see below), Rattazzi Riccardo

Language: English

Remark: Next time: Fall 2023


Frequency

Every year

Summary

The course builds on the course QFT1 and QFT2 and develops in parallel to the course on Gauge Theories and the SM.

Content

Keywords

Path integral formalism, divergences renormalization, Gauge theories

Renormalization group, Anomalies

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Quantum mechanics 1,2 - Quantum Field theory 1,2

 

Recommended courses

Conformal Field theory and gravity

Gauge theories and the Standard Model

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Study a quantum field theory at quantum level
  • Understanding and interpreting loop effects in a quantum field theory
  • Performing loop calculations in gauge theories

Resources

Bibliography

An introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Peskin and Schroeder

The quantum theory of Fields, Vol 1,2 by Weinberg

Ressources en bibliothèque

Moodle Link

In the programs

  • Exam form: Multiple (session free)
  • Subject examined: Advanced Quantum Field Theory
  • Lecture: 42 Hour(s)
  • Exercises: 14 Hour(s)

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