Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have integrated and elaborate mathematical knowledge.
• Mobilise the Bachelor's course in mathematics to address complex issues and have profound mathematical expertise to complement the knowledge developed in the Bachelor's course.
• Use prior knowledge to independently learn high-level mathematics.
• Carry out major projects.
• Independently carry out a major project related to mathematics or mathematical applications. This entails taking into account the complexity of the project, its objectives and the resources available to carry it out.
• Give constructive criticism on the quality and progress of a project.
• Work in teams and, in particular, communicate effectively and with respect for others.
• Appropriately use bibliographic resources for the intended purpose.
• Present the objectives and results of a project orally and in writing.
• Communicate clearly.
• Communicate the results of mathematical or related fields, both orally and in writing, by adapting to the public.
• make a structured and reasoned presentation of the content and principles underlying a piece of work, mobilised skills and the conclusions it leads to.
• Have sufficient knowledge of English for basic scientific communication.
• Skill 6: Have acquired professional skills in relation to the objective defining the degree.
• Have gained expertise and specialised knowledge in a field of mathematics in order to enter fully into the world of research.
• Demonstrate intuition and creativity to tackle new mathematical problems.
• Expose high-level mathematical results to a specialised audience.
• Have integrated and elaborate mathematical knowledge.
• Mobilise the Bachelor's course in mathematics to address complex issues and have profound mathematical expertise to complement the knowledge developed in the Bachelor's course.
• Use prior knowledge to independently learn high-level mathematics.
• Research mathematical literature in an efficient and relevant way.
• Read research articles in at least one discipline of mathematics.
• Carry out major projects.
• Independently carry out a major project related to mathematics or mathematical applications. This entails taking into account the complexity of the project, its objectives and the resources available to carry it out.
• Give constructive criticism on the quality and progress of a project.
• Work in teams and, in particular, communicate effectively and with respect for others.
• Appropriately use bibliographic resources for the intended purpose.
• Present the objectives and results of a project orally and in writing.
• Carry out major projects.
• Independently carry out a major project related to mathematics or mathematical applications. This entails taking into account the complexity of the project, its objectives and the resources available to carry it out.
• Give constructive criticism on the quality and progress of a project.
• Work in teams and, in particular, communicate effectively and with respect for others.
• Appropriately use bibliographic resources for the intended purpose.
• Present the objectives and results of a project orally and in writing.
• Communicate clearly.
• Communicate the results of mathematical or related fields, both orally and in writing, by adapting to the public.
• make a structured and reasoned presentation of the content and principles underlying a piece of work, mobilised skills and the conclusions it leads to.
• Have sufficient knowledge of English for basic scientific communication.
• Adapt to different contexts.
• Have developed a high degree of independence to acquire additional knowledge and new skills to evolve in different contexts.
• Critically reflect on the impact of mathematics and the implications of projects to which they contribute.
• Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.

Learning Outcomes of UE

By the end of the course, the student should know the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He/she should know the 1-loop renormalisation of Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED), the Ward-Takahashi identities and the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) transformations in QED. The student should know the basics of renormalisation group and beta function.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

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.

Prior Experience

Quantum Field Theory I