Description:
- Brief review of non-relativistic quantum mechanics.
- The Klein-Gordon equation.
- The Dirac equation.
- The Maxwell equations.
- Quantizing the Klein-Gordon field.
- Quantizing the Dirac field: electrons and positrons.
- Quantizing the electromagnetic field.
- Interacting fields: S matrix, Dyson expansion and Feynman diagrams.
Learning Objectives:
On successfull completion of the course, the student will be able to :
• identify everywhere the key formulas of field theory,
• apply field theory to specific physics problems,
• access to more elaborate field theory like QCD.
- Enseignant·e: Philippe Knecht
- Enseignant·e: Christoph Leuenberger