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Module MA4446: Quantum Field Theory II
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
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5 credits
- Semester/term taught
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Hilary term 2018-19
- Contact Hours
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11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week
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- Lecturer
- Prof Sergey Frolov
- Learning Outcomes
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- Module Content
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- 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
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- Recommended Reading
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- 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)
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- Assessment Detail
- This module will be examined
in a 2-hour examination in Trinity term.
