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QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2014/2015
Academic year
2014/2015
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
FIS/02 (THEORETICAL PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Course
Curriculum
FISICA DELLA MATERIA
Year of study
1°
Period
1st semester (13/10/2014 - 23/01/2015)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Language
ITALIAN
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
BACCHETTA ALESSANDRO (titolare) - 6 ECTS
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
Teaching methods
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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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