Homepage for C6 - Theoretical Physics (Hilary Term)
Lectures are on Monday (9:00-10:00), Wednesday (10:00-11:00) and Thursday (9:00-10:00), weeks 1-8, in the Dennis Sciama Lecture Theatre, DWB
Tutorial classes are in weeks 1, 4, 6, 8. The schedule and the tutorial groups list can be found here. If you like to join a tutorial group or switch groups, please contact the relevant tutors.
Group I (tutor - Filippo Revello): Wednesday, 16:00-17:30, Seminar Room, DWB
Group II (tutor - Michele Fava): Thursday, 16:00-17:30, Seminar Room, DWB
Group III (tutor - Sounak Biswas): Friday, 16:00-17:30, Seminar Room, DWB -
EXCEPT THAT ON 24 JANUARY THE CLASS IS IN THE MENDELSSOHN ROOM, MARTIN WOOD COMPLEX
1. Classical field theory
2. Symmetries of the action. Noether's theorem
3. Spontaneous symmetry breaking. Goldstone's theorem
4. Canonical quantization of fields
5. Interacting quantum fields
6. Feynman diagrams
7. Path integrals in quantum field theory
8. Examples of interacting quantum field theories