| Weeks | Topics |
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Functional integration, Generating functionals for interacting fields, Q4 theory
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| 2 |
Fermion and functional methods, The S matrix and reduction formula, Scattering cross section
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| 3 |
Propagators and gauge conditions in QED, Non-Abelian gauge fields and the Faddeev-Popov method
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| 4 |
Self-energy operator and vertex function, Ward-Takahashi identities in QED
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| 5 |
Becci-Rouet-Stora transformations, Slavnov-Taylor identities, A note on ghosts and unitarity
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| 6 |
The Goldstone theorem, Spontaneous breaking of gauge symmetries, The Weinberg-Salam model
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| 7 |
Divergences in Q4 theory, Dimensional regularisation of Q4 theory
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| 8 |
Renormalization of Q4 theory, Renormalisation group
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| 9 |
Divergences and dimensional regularisation of QED, 1-loop renormalisation of QED
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| 10 |
Asymptotic freedom of Yang-Mills theories, Renormalisation of pure Yang-Mills theories
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| 11 |
Chiral anomalies, Renormalisation of Yang-Mills theories with spontaneous symmetry breakdown
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Lorentz transformations, Simple lagrangian model
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| 13 |
Closure of commutation relations, Mass term, Towards a super-Poincare algebra
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| 14 |
Superspace, Superfields, Recovery of the Wess-Zumino model
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