Enrollment year
2013/2014
Academic discipline
FIS/02 (THEORETICAL PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Curriculum
FISICA DELLA MATERIA
Period
1st semester (13/10/2014 - 23/01/2015)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Quantum mechanics and Special Relativity
Learning outcomes
Introducing the basic concepts of relativistic quantum field theories.
Course contents
The course treats the following main topics: - Klein-Gordon equation and Dirac equation - Field theories and their quantization - Field interactions and Feynman diagrams - Computation of some scattering processes at tree level
Reccomended or required readings
- Lecture notes (see http://www.pv.infn.it/~bacchett/teaching.html)
- F. Mandl, G. Shaw, "Quantum Field Theory - Second Edition" (Wiley, 2010)
Further references:
- L. Ryder, "Quantum Field Theory", Cambridge
- M. Peskin, Schroeder, "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory",
- I.J.R. Aitchison, A.J.G. Hey, “Gauge theories in particle physics – A practical introduction”, Vol I, Fourth edition
Assessment methods
Written exam (computation of the cross section for a scattering process at tree level) and oral exam.
Further information
Written exam (computation of the cross section for a scattering process at tree level) and oral exam.
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