Quantum Field Theory III

Physics 880.08, Spring 2010

Office: M2042 Physics Research Bldg

Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 am

Course Meets: Mondays Wednesdays 10:30 am - 12:18 pm, Physics Research Bldg, room M2015. (Note that the room is different from the one provided by the Registrar!)

Grader: Anastasios Taliotis

*** First Class Meets March 29, 2010 ***

*** There will be no classes on Wednesday, March 31, Monday, Wednesday May 10, 12, and Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - I'll be out of town. We will schedule makeup classes as needed.

*** There will be makeup classes on Fridays May 14, 28, 10:30 am - 12:18 pm, and on Wednesday, June 9, 10:30 am - 12:18 pm. The same room M2015 as always.

Brief Syllabus:

• Spring quarter: After tying come loose ends from Renormalization topic left over from last quarter, I will try to cover the following material:
  • Functional integration
  • Non-Abelian gauge theories, their quantization, Faddeev-Popov ghosts
  • Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD): QCD Feynman rules, QCD beta-function, asymptotic freedom, e^+e^- annihilation.
  • Parton model of Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS), hadronic collisions and jet production
  • DGLAP evolution equations
  • If time allows we will cover some other special topics on demand, probably from the following list: quantum anomalies, instantons and other topological objects in field theory, small-x physics and parton saturation, Electroweak theory - the choice is up to you guys

Textbook:

• M. E. Peskin, D. V. Schroeder - An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory, Google Books

Recommended Reading :

• L. H. Ryder - Quantum Field Theory, Google Books
• C. Itzykson and J.-B. Zuber - Quantum Field Theory, Google Books
• P. Ramond - Field theory: a modern primer, Google Books
• S. Weinberg - The Quantum Theory of Fields, Google Books volume 1, volume 2, volume 3
• G. Sterman - An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Google Books

Lecture Notes:

• Regularization and Renormalization (continued from last quarter)
  • Lecture 1
  • Lecture 2
  • Lecture 3
  • Lecture 4
• Functional Integral Quantization
  • Lecture 5
  • Lecture 6
  • Lecture 7
  • Lecture 8
  • Lecture 9
  • Lecture 10
  • Lecture 11 (part 1)
• Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
  • Lecture 11 (part 2)
  • Lecture 12
  • Lecture 13
  • Lecture 14
  • Lecture 15
  • Lecture 16
  • Lecture 17 (part 1)
• Parton Model and Deep Inelastic Scattering
  • Lecture 17 (part 2)
  • Lecture 18

Homework Assignments:

Homeworks are due at 5 pm on the due date. Please put them in my or grader's mailboxes in PRB or give them to me in class (or slide them under my office door if other options are not available).
(Solutions are password protected, they are for the use of OSU students and faculty only: if you are an OSU student or a faculty member and are interested in accessing them please write to me.)

• HW 1 (due Wednesday, April 14) -- Solution 1
• HW 2 (due Wednesday, April 28) -- Solution 2
• HW 3 (due Friday, May 14) -- Solution 3
• HW 4 (due Monday, June 7) -- Solution 4

Grading will be based on the HW's.