Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics (QFT 2)
| Place: |
Lorentz Room (Staudingerweg 7, 05-127) |
| Time: |
Monday, 16:00 – 17:30 (s.t.), Lecture/Tutorial (alternating)
Thursday, 14:00 – 15:30 (s.t.), Lecture
see also JOGU-StINe entry
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| First lecture: |
April 18, 2016, 16:00 |
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Joachim Kopp,
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| Exercises: |
Lisa Michaels,
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| Exam: |
Oral exams on request |
| Exam Requirements: |
50% of homework credits |
Problem sheets and material
- Lecture notes (QFT1+QFT2), will be updated continuously
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 01 (due 22.04.2016)
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 02 (due 06.05.2016)
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 03 (due 20.05.2016)
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 04 (due 07.06.2016)
[PDF]
(some corrections added on 13.06.2016)
- Problem sheet 05 (due 17.06.2016)
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 06 (due 01.07.2016)
[PDF]
- Problem sheet 07 (due 15.07.2016)
[PDF]
[Solutions]
Topics
- Calculating loop diagrams
- UV divergences and renormalization
- Infrared divergences
- Non-perturbative methods
- Non-Abelian gauge theories
- Spontaneous symmetry breaking
- The Standard Model of particle physics
- Selected topics in physics beyond the Standard Model
Prerequisites
- Classical electrodynamics (Theoretical Physics 2)
- Relativistic quantum mechanics (Theoretical Physics 3 and 5)
- Relativistic quantum field theory (Theoretical Physics 6a)
Literature
Michael Peskin, Daniel Schroeder
An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Westview Press, 1995,
ISBN 0-201-50397-2
Mark Srednicki
Quantum Field Theory
Cambridge University Press, 2006
ISBN 978-0521864497
Claude Itzykson, Jean-Bernard Zuber
Quantum Field Theory
Dover Publications, 2006
ISBN 978-0486445687
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