Enrollment year
2016/2017
Academic discipline
FIS/02 (THEORETICAL PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Curriculum
Fisica della materia
Period
1st semester (02/10/2017 - 19/01/2018)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Language
Italian or English upon request (English friendly course - http://fisica.unipv.it/dida/English-friendly-programme.pdf). Study material in English.
Prerequisites
Quantum mechanics and Special Relativity
Learning outcomes
Introducing the basic concepts of relativistic quantum field theories. Reach the ability to compute Feynman diagrams, through the derivation of Feynman rules.
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
Traditional lectures with blackboard calculations. Eight/ten hours of additional exercise sessions.
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, mainly devoted to the computation of Feynman diagrams and of the cross section for a scattering process at tree level. Oral exam concerning the formalism of quantum field theory and the derivation of Feynman rules.
Further information
Written exam, mainly devoted to the computation of Feynman diagrams and of the cross section for a scattering process at tree level. Oral exam concerning the formalism of quantum field theory and the derivation of Feynman rules.
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