Module MA4446: Quantum Field Theory II

Credit weighting (ECTS)

5 credits

Semester/term taught

Hilary term 2012-13

Contact Hours

11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week

Lecturer

Prof. Samson Shatashvili

Learning Outcomes

 

Module Content

• Feynman diagram formalism for scalar ɸ⁴theory;
• Feynman rules for Quantum Electrodynamics (QED);
• Elementary processes of QED;
• S-matrix: Scattering and decay;
• Trace technology;
• Crossing symmetry;
• Radiative corrections: Infrared and Ultraviolet divergencies, Loop computations, LSZ reduction formula, Optical theorem, Ward-Takahashi identities;
• Renormalization of electric charge;

Module Prerequisite

MA4445 - Quantum Field Theory I

 

Recommended Reading

• Steven Weinberg,The quantum theory of fields. Vol. 1; Foundations, Cambridge University Press (1995);
• N.N. Bogoliubov and D.V. Shirkov, Introduction to the theory of quantized fields, John Wiley & Sons (1959);
• Francis Halzen and Alan D. Martin, Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics, Wiley (1984);
• James D. Bjorken, Sidney D. Drell, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, (International Series in Pure & Applied P), McGraw-Hill College (1965)

 

 

 

Assessment Detail

This module will be examined jointly with MA4445 in a 3-hour examination in Trinity term, except that those taking just one of the two modules will have a 2 hour examination.