Teaching

This year's menu is: Renormalization Group

The aim of the course is to introduce renormalization in quantum field theory and the study of the renormalization group equations.

Syllabus 2013/2014 (tentative): review of elementary quantum field theory; functional integration and Feynman diagrams; divergent diagrams and regularization in scalar field theory and QED; renormalization and symmetries; renormalization group; critical phenomena; renormalization of non abelian gauge theories. If there is time and interest, other topics might appear.

The course will be supplemented by seminars given by the students (which will be part of the examination procedure). Other parts of the exam could consist in assignments and homework. Alternatively you might be closed in a room and left there until everything is renormalized.

NEWS: I will not be giving this class in 2014-2015.

Schedule