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Karlstad University
Quantum field theory
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: eff…
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- 29 March 2027
- Karlstad
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Overview
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.
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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
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- 2027-03-29
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- Education offering e.uoh.kau.fyad12.56301.20271
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- 2026-09-23T10:37:50.445791+00:00
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- i.uoh.kau.fyad12.56301.20271
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- e.uoh.kau.fyad12.56301.20271
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- HS
- Education code in the source
- FYAD12
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- 2026-09-14T15:57:02
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