PH4209 : Quantum Field Theory II (Spring 2020) | Academic Portal of IISER Kolkata

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Details of PH4209 (Spring 2020)

Level: 4

Type: Theory

Credits: 4.0

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor(s)
PH4209	Quantum Field Theory II	Ritesh Kumar Singh

Preamble
The course aims to address the path integral formalism to quantize scalar, spinor and gauge fields, deal with the ideas of renormalization and a set of advanced applications.

Syllabus
Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics Path integral quantization and Feynman rules for scalar and spinor fields Path integral quantization gauge fields Renormalization Topological objects in field theory

Prerequisite
Advanced quantum mechanics Basics of field theory and relativistic quantum mechanics

References

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.	Programme	Semester No	Course Choice
1	IP	2	Not Allowed
2	IP	4	Elective
3	IP	6	Not Allowed
4	MR	2	Not Allowed
5	MR	4	Not Allowed
6	MS	8	Elective
7	RS	1	Elective
8	RS	2	Elective