Course description Effective Field Theory

 

Effective Field Theory                                                                   last update 4 July 2011
Curriculum	Master of Science in Physics
Instructor	Dr. K. Schalm
ECTS	3
Level	500
Academic year	2011-2012
Language of instruction	English
Target group	Master students, PhD students
Synopsis	This course is a brief introduction to common concepts in classical field theory used throughout theoretical physics in cosmology, elementary particle and condensed matter physics. Topics covered in this course are: symmetries and conservation laws, spontaneous symmetry breaking and Goldstone bosons, Solitons, Perturbation theory and Scattering
Prerequisites	Quantum Theory
Programme form	Lectures, tutorials
Required literature	An introduction to Quantum Field Theory, M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, Harper Collins publishers 1995, ISBN 0201503972 Paperback College Press Ltd, University of Bejing: ISBN 7-5158-0359-2 (vol. 1).
Form of examination	4 weekly assignments counting 60% of the total grade. Final exam counting for 40% of the total grade with the condition that you must pass the exam to pass the course.
Period	Spring 2012, Weeks 2-6
Time table	http://www.physics.leidenuniv.nl/edu/master/schedule/RMSc_N.PDF
For more information	Contact instructor: Dr. K. Schalm More information can be found on Blackboard.

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