Course: Quantum Field Theory

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Course title Quantum Field Theory
Course code OPT/PGSKP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradil Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
-Relativistic wave equations: Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation, Maxwell equations, spinors, algebra of gamma matrices -Lagrangian formulation, symmetries and gauge invariance, Yang-Mills field -Canonical quantization and particle interpretation -Path integral, quantization and Feynman diagrams for scalar and spinor fields -Spontaneous symmetry breaking and Weinberg-Salam model -Renormalization

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Relativistic wave equations: Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation, Maxwell equations, spinors, algebra of gamma matrices
Evaluation Evaluate the particular methods and principles, explain the aspects and results concerning the given issue, integrate the knowledge, predict the solutions, evaluate the results and outcomes.
Prerequisites
Course of quantum field theory

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • Formánek, J. (2000). Úvod do relativistické kvantové mechaniky a kvantové teorie pole. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Ryder, L.H. (1997). Quantum Field Theory. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.


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