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PHY 7669 - Quantum Field Theory II
Spring Term 2013
Time and Place: MWF Period 8 (3:00-3:50 p.m.),
1011 New Physics Building (NPB).
Final Exam: There will be no final exam. A list of
optional final projects can be found under the link "Final Projects".
Instructor:
Konstantin Matchev
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Phone: 392-5709
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Secretary: Yvonne Dixon, 2053 NPB
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Email: matchev@phys.ufl.edu
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Office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Period 7
(1:55-2:45 p.m.). If these hours are inconvenient, you may simply
drop by my office, chances are I will be around and will be able to
help you.
Textbook: The required textbook is
Michael E. Peskin and
Daniel V. Schroeder,
An
Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Westview Press).
There are also identical older printings by another publisher, Addison-Wesley.
The authors keep a
list of known typos. A list of other quantum field theory books can be found
under the "References" link on the left. It is useful to
order the free pocket version
of the Particle Data Book (i.e. the Particle Physics Booklet).
Prerequisites: The first semester of Quantum Field Theory.
Synopsis: We will be covering
selected topics from parts II and III of the textbook, plus
other special topics of relevance to high energy and astroparticle
physics research.
Homework: There will be approximately one homework
assignment per week, due on Fridays by 5 p.m. in the box
on my office door. Woodard's rule will apply to late homework, i.e.
no late homework will be accepted. You may collaborate with
others on the problems, but you must make a note of your collaborators
(just as if you were writing a scientific paper). Noting your collaborators
does not in any way detract from your grade. However, each problem set
must be written individually-do not simply copy your collaborator's
solutions verbatim (this will be considered a form of plagiarism).
Please have mercy on your grader and make your solutions neat, concise,
and intelligible. Solutions which are seriously lacking in any of
these categories will be marked down, even if they are ostensibly
``correct''. The homework assignments will
require performing a lot of calculations on a computer.
Exams: There will be no final or midterm exams.
Grading: The final grade will be based on the homework assignments
and class participation. The course grades are not curved.
Holidays (no classes):
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 21),
Spring Break (March 2-9).
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