Independent Study: Topics in Quantum Field Theory

University of California at Santa Cruz

TEXT: Peskin and Schroder, Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

Instructor: Michael Dine

Office Hours:

Syllabus

Handout Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field

Handout on Aspects of the Dirac Field

Handout on Non-Relativistic Limit of the Dirac Equation

Handout on Canonical Quantization and the S Matrix

Fermion self energy and vertex function in QED

Peskin TASI Lectures on Precision Electroweak

Infrared Divergences and Radiative Corrections -- Notes

Weinberg on "Living with Infinities"

Notes on Goldstone's Theorem, Standard Model, Quantization of Gauge Theories

Notes on Counterterms in QED

Notes on QCD Beta Function

Notes on Wilsonian Renormalization

Notes on Grand Unification

A Renormalization Group Primer

Homework Assignments