Research Group Hans-Werner Hammer
Effective Field Theories for Strong Interactions and Ultracold Atoms

Teaching

Lectures, Exercises, and Seminars

H.-W. Hammer

Es ist geplant, die Lehrveranstaltung in englischer Sprache zu halten.

Lecture

Di 13:30 – 15:10, S2|11 – 10

Fr 11:40 – 13:20, S2|11 – 10

Exercises

(2 Stunden, jede zweite Woche)

Fr 11:40 – 13:20, S2|11 – 10 Daten: tba

Fr 11:40 – 13:20, S2|07 – 167 Daten: tba

Lecture Plan

  • 0. Why quantum field theory?
  • 1. Classical field theory: Classical mechanics, transition to the continuum, field quantization
  • 2. Relativistic quantum fields: Causality, Noether theorem, symmetries, Klein-Gordon field, Dirac field, Feynman propagator, spin statistics theorem
  • 3. Interacting fields and Feynman diagrams: Dimensional analysis, perturbation theory, correlation functions, Wick theorem, cross sections and S-Matrix, Feynman rules,
  • 4. Elementary Processes of Quantum Electrodynamics: Myon production, Møller scattering
  • 5. Radiative corrections and Renormalization: Loop diagrams, optical theorem, Källén-Lehmann representation, LSZ theorem, 1-loop renormalization

Literature

  • M.E. Peskin, D.V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Westview Press
  • D. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press
  • M.D. Schwartz, Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model, Cambridge University Press
  • A. Zee, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, Princeton University Press
  • S. Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields 1: Foundations, Cambridge University Press
  • S. Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields 2: Modern Applications, Cambridge University Press

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Seminar Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics (SS22)

The lectures will be held in hybrid form in English.

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The lectures will be held digitally in English.

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Seminar Symmetries in Theoretical Physics (SS 21)

The lectures will be held digitally in English.

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The lectures will be held digitally.

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Seminar Symmetries in Theoretical Physics (SS 20)

Higher Quantum Mechanics (WS 19/20)

Seminar Quantum Mechanics in Path Integral Formalism (SS 19)

Seminar Atomic Nuclei: From fundamental interactions to structure and stars (WS 18/19)

H.-W. Hammer

Lecture

Tu 13:30 – 15:10, S2|11 – 010

Fr 13:30 – 15:10, S2|11 – 010

Exercises

during the time of lectures

Dates: 26.10., 13.11., 7.12., 14.12., 1.2., 12.2.

Tutor: Martin Ebert (mebert@theorie.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de)

Oral Examinations

Period: 20.-21.2., 13.-14.3. Examination Content (opens in new tab)

Exercises

Übung 1 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (26.10.18)

Übung 2 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (13.11.18)

Übung 3 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (07.12.18)

Übung 4 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (14.12.18)

Übung 5 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (1.2.19)

Übung 6 [Aufgabenblatt] (opens in new tab) (12.2.19)

Plan of Lecture

  • 0. Einheiten und Konventionen
  • 1. Überblick: Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik: Historischer Überblick, fundamentale Wechselwirkungen, Higgs-Mechanismus, Gravitation und große Vereinheitlichung
  • 2. Symmetrien und Quarks: Grundlagen der Gruppentheorie, SU(2), SU(3), Quarkmodell, Gell-Mann-Okubo Massenformel, Schwere Quarks, Asymptotische Freiheit, Confinement
  • 3. Relativistische Wellengleichungen und Quantenelektrodynamik: Klein-Gordon-, Dirac-, Maxwell-, Proca-Gleichung, Lorentz-Gruppe, Antiteilchen, Eichinvarianz, Wechselwirkende Systeme und Feynmandiagramme, Quantenelektrodynamik, Renormierung
  • 4. Elektroschwache Wechselwirkungen: Schwache Wechselwirkung: Fermi-Theorie und Glashow-Salam-Weinberg-Modell, Spontane Symmetriebrechung und Higgs-Mechanismus, CKM-Matrix, CP- und P-Verletzung, Neutrino-Oszillationen
  • 5. Physik jenseits des Standardmodells: Standardmodell als Effektive Feldtheorie, Massive Neutrinos, Axionen, GUTs, Supersymmetrie, Extradimensionen

Additional Material

Literature

H.-W. Hammer

Lecture

Tu 08:00 – 09:40, S2|08 – 171

Tu 08:00 – 09:40, S2|08 – 171

Office hour

Di 13:00 – 14:00, S2|11 – 106

Lecture Material ⟹ Moodle

  • Short Script
  • Exercises and Solutions
  • Quickies
  • Literature

Plan of Lectures and Literature

Quantum Field Theory II (WS 17/18)

Seminar Quantum Mechanics in Path Integral Formalism (SS 17)

Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (SS 17)

Theoretical Physics II: Quantum Mechanics (WS 16/17)

Theoretical Physics I: Classical Mechanics (SS 16)

Seminar Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (SS 16)

Quantum Field Theory II (WS 15/16)

Seminar Theoretical Hadron Physics (WS 15/16)

Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (SS 15)

Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics (WS 14/15)

Seminar Computational Aspects of Strong Interaction Physics (WS 14/15)

Seminar Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (SS 14)

Higher Quantum Mechanics (WS 13/14

Seminar Computational Aspects of Strong Interaction Physics (WS 13/14)