Quantum
Field Theory 571
Winter 2012
Recommended references -- best to read up on each topic in
at least two books:
Srednicki: Quantum
Field Theory
Itzykson & Zuber: Quantum
Field Theory
Peskin and Schroeder: An
Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Ramond: Field
Theory: A Modern Primer
Brown: Quantum
Field Theory
To get to more advanced topics, nothing compares to:
Coleman: Aspects
of Symmetry (especially chapters "Secret Symmetry", "Uses of
Instantons", and "Large N")
Handouts
Representations of the Lorentz group
Fermion
path integration
Dimensional
regularization (note: I take d= (4-2 epsilon) in this note)
Spin 1 boson
notes
Calculation of g-2
Problem sets
Problem set #1 (Due
Thursday 1/12/12)
Problem set #2 (Due
Thursday 1/19/12 -- turn in to Seyda's mailbox by 5PM
Problem set #3 (Due
Tuesday 1/31/12)
Problem set #4 (Due
Thursday 2/9/12)
Problem set #5 (Due
Thursday 2/16/12)
Problem set #6 (Due
Thursday 3/1/12) -- turn in to Seyda's mailbox by 5PM
Solutions
Solution set #1
Solution set #2
Solution set #3
Solution set #4
Solution set #5
Solution set #6