Quantum Field Theory 2 – FS 2014

Lecturer: Prof. Charalampos Anastasiou

Details see ETH Course Catalogue

Exercices

Abstract

The subject of the course is modern applications of quantum field theory with emphasis on the quantization of non-abelian gauge theories.

Content

• The following topics will be covered:
• - path integral quantization
• - non-abelian gauge theories and their quantization
• - systematics of renormalization, including BRST symmetries,
  Slavnov-Taylor Identities and the Callan Symanzik equation
• - gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking and
  their quantization
• - renormalization of spontaneously broken gauge theories and
  quantum effective actions

Notes

• Notes (Updated on the 04/08/2014)
• Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (Temporary!)
• Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Part 2 (Temporary!!!)
• Functional Methods and Perturbation

Exercise sheets

• Series 1
• Series 2
• Series 3
• Series 4
• Series 5
• Series 6
• Series 7
• Series 8
• Series 9
• Series 10
• Series 11
• Series 12

Students that would like to hand in their exercises can put them in one of the assistants' mail boxes (C. Specchia and P. Lowdon). We will correct and put them back as soon as possible.

References

• Steven Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields, Volume 1 Foundations, Cambridge University Press
• Steven Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields, Volume 2 Modern Applications, Cambridge University Press
• Stefan Pokorski, Gauge Field Theories, Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
• M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, An introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison-Wesley
• George Sterman, An introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press
• M. Srednicki, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press
• J.J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley