PHYS 187B KS -Quantum Field Theory

Institution: Pitzer/Scripps

Description: This course is an advanced physics course in particle physics and relativistic field theory. Topics include: the spectrum and interaction vertices of the Standard Model; decay rates; scattering amplitudes; Feynman diagrams. Additionally: field Lagrangians; symmetries; conserved quantities, scalar, spinor, and vector fields. Lastly: the emergence of particles as quantized excitations of fields. Prerequisites include Physics 35 or equivalent (special relativity and a first introduction to quantum mechanics). Some prior familiarity with Lagrangian mechanics will be helpful, but not strictly necessary.

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