Achillefs Lazopoulos: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2022 |
Name | Dr. Achillefs Lazopoulos |
Address | Institut für Theoretische Physik ETH Zürich, HIT G 32.3 Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 633 79 73 |
alazopou@ethz.ch | |
URL | http://www.phys.ethz.ch/~lazopoli/ |
Department | Physics |
Relationship | Lecturer |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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402-0844-00L | Quantum Field Theory II UZH students are not allowed to register this course unit at ETH. They must book the corresponding module directly at UZH. | 10 credits | 3V + 2U | A. Lazopoulos | |
Abstract | The subject of the course is modern applications of quantum field theory with emphasis on the quantization of non-abelian gauge theories. | ||||
Learning objective | The goal of this course is to lay down the path integral formulation of quantum field theories and in particular to provide a solid basis for the study of non-abelian gauge theories and of the Standard Model | ||||
Content | The following topics will be covered: - path integral quantization - non-abelian gauge theories and their quantization - systematics of renormalization, including BRST symmetries, Slavnov-Taylor Identities and the Callan-Symanzik equation - the Goldstone theorem and the Higgs mechanism - gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking and their quantization - renormalization of spontaneously broken gauge theories and quantum effective actions | ||||
Literature | M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, "An introduction to Quantum Field Theory", Perseus (1995). S. Pokorski, "Gauge Field Theories" (2nd Edition), Cambridge Univ. Press (2000) P. Ramond, "Field Theory: A Modern Primer" (2nd Edition), Westview Press (1990) S. Weinberg, "The Quantum Theory of Fields" (Volume 2), CUP (1996). |