 | Study programme 2020-2021 | Français | |
| quantum field theory II | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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| S-PHYS-038 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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| Anglais | Anglais, Français | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 |
| Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) |
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| Description of the modifications to the Q3 2020-2021 assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
| Oral exam that consists in presenting one or several sections of Srednicki's book. |
Organisational arrangements for the end of Q2 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
- Oral exam (questions and answers, presentation of individual or group work, comment and argument about a written text...)
Description of the modifications to the Q2 2020-2021 assessment procedures (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
Oral exam that consists in presenting one or several sections of Srednicki's book.
Content of Learning Activity
Teaching in English.
Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Definition, gaussian approximation. Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED). Feynmann diagrams in QED. Classification of the divergent diagrams at one loop. Regularisation and renormalisation. Renormalisation group, beta function. Dimensional regularisation.
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Lectures at the blackboard
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
None
Other Recommended Reading
L. H. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge U.P. (1996)
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Conférences
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)