Weeks | Topics |
1 |
Gravitation, Strong and weak interactions, The quark model
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2 |
SU(2), SU(3), SU(4), ..., Colour, QCD, Weak interactions
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3 |
Relativistic notation, Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation
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4 |
Predictions of antiparticles, Algebra of gamma matrices, Non-relativistic limit
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5 |
The relevance of the Poincare group, Maxwell and Proca equations
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6 |
Lagrangian formulation of particle mechanics, Variational principle and Noether’s theorem, Complex scalar fields
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7 |
Topology and the vacuum, The Yang-Mills field, The geometry of gauge fields
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8 |
Topology and the vacuum, The Yang-Mills field, The geometry of gauge fields
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9 |
The real Klein-Gordon field, The complex Klein-Gordon field, The Dirac field
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10 |
The electromagnetic field, Radiation gauge quantization, Lorenz gauge quantization, The massive vector field
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11 |
Path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics
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12 |
Perturbation theory and the S matrix
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13 |
Functional calculus: differentiation
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14 |
Further properties of path integrals
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