PHY572 Advanced Field Theory
General Information
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Aude Gehrmann-De Ridder |
| Assistent: |
Hayk Sargsyan |
| Lecture: | Thursday, 08:45 - 10:30, in ETH HIT F32 |
| Exercises: | Thursday, 10:45 - 11:30, in ETH HIT F32 |
Contacts
| Name | Room | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prof. Aude Gehrmann-De Ridder |
ETH HIT K 23.5 | +41 44 633 2578 | gehra@itp.phys.ethz.ch |
|
Hayk Sargsyan |
Y36 J36 | +41 44 635 5805 | shayk@physik.uzh.ch |
Introduction
The course treats several advanced topics in quantum field theory, a sound understanding of which is a necessary foundation for research in elementary particle physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology. It broadly covers chiral symmetry, anomalies in field theories, topological objects in field theory, and related topics.
Lecture Notes
| 26 February 2015 | Lorentz and Dirac Algebra in d dimensions (PDF, 377 KB) |
| 05 March 2015 | Infrared singularities (PDF, 136 KB) |
| 12 March 2015 | The QED chiral anomaly in d=2 dimensions (PDF, 891 KB) |
| 19 March 2015 | The QED chiral anomaly in d=4 dimensions (PDF, 539 KB) |
| 16 April 2015 | QCD vacuum (PDF, 657 KB) |
Exercise Sheets
| 05 March 2015 | Exercise Sheet 1 (PDF, 163 KB) |
| 12 March 2015 | Exercise Sheet 2 (PDF, 134 KB) |
| 19 March 2015 | Exercise Sheet 3 (PDF, 119 KB) |
| 26 March 2015 | Exercise Sheet 4 (PDF, 126 KB) |
| 02 April 2015 | Exercise Sheet 5 (PDF, 145 KB) |
| 16 April 2015 | Exercise Sheet 6 (PDF, 126 KB) |
| 23 April 2015 | Exercise Sheet 7 (PDF, 131 KB) |
| 30 April 2015 | Exercise Sheet 8 (PDF, 120 KB) |
| 07 May 2015 | Exercise Sheet 9 (PDF, 110 KB) |
| 21 May 2015 | Exercise Sheet 10 (PDF, 120 KB) |
Bibliography - References
- Gauge Field Theories, Stefan Pokorski, Cambridge University Press (1990)
- An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Michael Peskin and Daniel Schroeder, Perseus Books (1995)
- The Quantum Theory of Fields, vol II, Steven Weinberg, Cambridge University Press (1998)
- The Theory of Quark and Gluon interactions, Francisco J. Yndurain, Springer (1998)
- Anomalies in gauge theories, M.Shifman, Phys. Rep. 209 (1991) 341
- ABC of Instantons, V.A. Novikov, M.A.Shifman,A.I.Vainshtein, V.I.Zakharov, Sov.Phys.Usp. 25 (1982) 195
- Physical Foundations of Cosmology, V.Mukhanov, Cambridge University Press (2005)
- Cosmology in gauge field theory and string theory, D. Bailin and A. Love, IOP (2004)