Renormalization in Quantum Field Theory (WS 2015/16)

Lecture: Hendrik van Hees
 Tue 10:15h-11:45h PHYS __.102
1st Lecture: Oktober 13, 2015


Content


Field quantization with the path-integral formalism and Feynman diagrams (perturbative QED)
dimensional regularization
BPHZ renormalization
renormalization-group equation
symmetries and renormalization
non-abelian gauge theories (background field gauge)
anomalies


Credits

Lecture without recitations (2 hrs)
oral exam possible (graded, 3 Credit Points)


References

H. van Hees, Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Field Theory (Manuscript) [pdf]

D. Bailin, A. Love, Introduction to Gauge Field Theory, IoP Publishing (1993)
M. D. Schwartz, Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model, Cambridge University Press (2014)
S. Weinberg, Quantum Theory of Fields (Vol. I+II), Cambridge University Press (1995)
John C. Collins, Renormalization, Cambridge University Press (1986)
M. E. Peskin and D. V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison-Wesley (1995)


Letzte Änderung: 15. Dezember 2015