Quantum field theory

Education facts

Code: FYAD12

The course covers the following: \- Motivation and foundations; fields and particles<br> \- The basics of representation theory: spinor representations, spin-statistics<br> \- Renormalisation and gauge invariance: examples from quantum electrodynamics, effective field theory<br> \- Symmetry and broken symmetry: effective potential, non-abelian gauge theory, the Anderson-Higgs mechanism<br> \- Standard model: quantisation of Yang-Mills theory, lattice gauge theory<br> \- Topological quantum field theory: Chern-Simons theory A group project based on these topics is included.

Entry requirements

90 ECTS credits in Physics, including Quantum Physics I, 7.5 ECTS credits and Analytic Mechanics, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus 45 ECTS credits in Mathematics, including Linear Algebra, 7.5 ECTS credits, Calculus and Geometry, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Calculus in Several Variables, 7.5 ECTS credits, and registered for Symmetry - Mathematical Structures and Applications, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level English 6, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Quantum field theory

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 29 March 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %