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A continuation of PHYS 7651. Introduces more advanced methods and concepts in quantum field theory.

Prerequisites

PHYS 6572, PHYS 6561, and PHYS 7651. Recommended prerequisite: background in particle physics at the level of PHYS 4444.

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Topics include functional integral methods, quantization of spin-1 fields, quantum electrodynamics, non-Abelian gauge theories, renormalization group techniques, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and anomalies. At the level of An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin and Schroeder.

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