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Einführung in die Theoretische Teilchenphysik
Prof. Dr. Kirill Melnikov
Dr. Christian Broennum-Hansen
Dr. Matthieu Jaquier
Institut für Theoretische Teilchenphysik (TTP)
Campus Süd, Geb. 30.23
Wolfgang-Gaede-Strasse 1
76131 Karlsruhe
E-Mail: vorname.nachname@kit.edu
Topics
- Path integrals in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
- Quantisation of a scalar field
- Casimir force
- Gauge invariance
- Spontaneous symmetry breaking
- Higgs mechanism and mass generation
- Greens functions in field theory
- Feynman diagrams
- Standard Model
Literature
- A. Zee – Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
- M. Böhm, A. Denner, H. Joos – Gauge Theories of the Strong and Electroweak Interaction
- R. Casalbuoni – Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
- D. Griffiths – Introduction to Elementary Particles
- F. Halzen, A.D. Martin – Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics
- D.H. Perkins – Introduction to High Energy Physics
- M.E. Peskin, D.V. Schroeder – An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
- M.D. Schwartz – Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model
Organisation
Lecture
- Monday, 9:45-11:15 (starting from 14.10.2019), Building 30.22 Physik-Hörsaal Nr. 4 (Kl. HS B)
- Wednesday, 14:00-15:30 (starting from 16.10.2019), Building 30.22 Physik-Hörsaal Nr. 4 (Kl. HS B)
Note that the Wednesday lecture takes place only every second week.
Tutorials
- Tuesday, 9:45-11:15, Physics highrise room 12/1
- Wednesday, 9:45-11:15, Physics highrise room 12/1
There are no tutorials in the first semester week.
Registration to tutorials
Write an email to Dr. M. Jaquier before 21.10.2019
Distribution of students across the tutorials: Participant list
Passing thresholds
The course exists in two versions, V3U2 with 10 ECTS points and V3U1 with 8 ECTS points, respectively. In order to obtain the respective points, one has to achieve a certain percentage of all possible points in the exercises:
- V3U2 : 80% of all points
- V3U1 : 40% of all points
Lectures
- The lecture notes will be uploaded prior to each lecture
| Date | Lecture | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mo. 14.10 | Lecture 1 | Path integral in Quantum Mechanics |
| Mi. 16.10 | Lecture 1 | Path integral in Quantum Mechanics |
| Mo. 21.10 | Lecture 2 | With the path integral to field theory |
| Mo. 28.10 | Lecture 3 | Canonical quantization, particles |
| Mi. 30.10 | Lecture 3 | Canonical quantization, particles |
| Mo. 04.11 | Lecture 4 | The Casimir force |
| Mo. 11.11 | Lecture 5 | Symmetries |
| Mi. 13.11 | Lecture 6 | Gauge invariance: the abelian case and the electromagnetic field |
| Mi. 20.11 | Lecture 7 | Gauge invariance: the non-abelian case |
| Mo. 25.11 | Lecture 8 | Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone effect |
| Mi. 27.11 | Lecture 9 | Higgs mechanism and mass generation |
| Mo. 02.12 | Lecture 10 | The Dirac Lagrangian |
| Mo. 09.12 | Lecture 11 | Spin-statistics connection |
| Mi. 11.12 | Lecture 11 | Spin-statistics connection |
| Mo. 16.12 | Lecture 12 | The Standard Model of particle physics |
| Mi. 18.12 | Lecture 12 | The Standard Model of particle physics |
| Mi. 08.01 | Lecture 13 | An “alternative” Standard Model |
| Mo. 13.01 | Lecture 14 | Green's functions |
| Mi. 15.01 | Lecture 15 | Green's functions and the path integral. Forces. |
| Mo. 20.01 | Lecture 15 | Green's functions and the path integral. Forces. |
| Mo. 27.01 | Lecture 16 | Green's functions and Feynman diagrams |
| Mi. 29.01 | Lecture 16 | Green's functions and Feynman diagrams |
| Mo. 03.02 | Lecture 18 | |
Exercise Sheets
- The sheets are published every Friday. Please be aware of possible 'Errata' after publication.
- Note that the first sheet is published on Monday, 14.10.
- The solutions have to be handed in until Friday of the next week at 12:00. Solutions in groups are not allowed.
- The solutions can be handed in the letter-box at the ground floor of the physics high-rise.
- Discussion of the sheets is during the tutorials.
| Sheet | Publication | Hand-in | Discussion in tutorials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | Mo. 14.10 | Fr. 18.10 | Di. 22.10 / Mi. 23.10 |
| Sheet 2 | Fr. 18.10 | Fr. 25.10 | Di. 29.10 / Mi. 30.10 |
| Sheet 3 | Fr. 25.10 | Do. 31.10, 18:00 | Di. 05.11 / Mi. 06.11 |
| Sheet 4 | Fr. 01.11 | Fr. 08.11 | Di. 12.11 / Mi. 13.11 |
| Sheet 5 | Fr. 08.11 | Fr. 15.11 | Di. 19.11 / Mi. 20.11 |
| Sheet 6 | Fr. 15.11 | Fr. 22.11 | Di. 26.11 / Mi. 27.11 |
| Sheet 7 | Fr. 22.11 | Fr. 29.11 | Di. 03.12 / Mi. 04.12 |
| Sheet 8 | Fr. 29.11 | Fr. 06.12 | Di. 10.12 / Mi. 11.12 |
| Sheet 9 | Fr. 06.11 | Fr. 13.12 | Di. 17.12 / Mi. 18.12 |
| Sheet 10 | Fr. 13.12 | Fr. 20.12 | Di. 07.01 / Mi. 08.01 |
| Sheet 11 | Fr. 20.12 | Fr. 10.01 | Di. 14.01 / Mi. 15.01 |
| Sheet 12 | Fr. 10.01 | Fr. 17.01 | Di. 21.01 / Mi. 22.01 |
| Sheet 13 | Fr. 17.01 | Fr. 24.01 | Di. 28.01 / Mi. 29.01 |
| Sheet 14 | Fr. 24.01 | Fr. 31.01 | Di. 04.02 / Mi. 05.02 |
Errata:
- Sheet 2, exercise 4b : Eq. (4.3) does not contain the mass.
- Sheet 3, exercise 7b : The shift Eq. (7.1) is to be performed only on the H.O. Lagrangian, Eq. (7.4). In Eq. (7.6) the mass multiplies the whole expression.
- Sheet 6, exercise 2f : The explicit expressions for the Pauli Matrices are not needed.