- Department: Mathematics
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
Building on the Quantum Field Theory module and using some results from the General Relativity module, this module introduces three topics in advanced mathematical physics, each of which is connected to important areas of research. The main focus is quantum field theory and the topics will include: path integrals, conformal field theory and QFT on curved spacetimes
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Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
Building on the Quantum Field Theory module and using some results from the General Relativity module, this module introduces three topics in advanced mathematical physics, each of which is connected to important areas of research. The main focus is quantum field theory and the topics will include: path integrals, conformal field theory and QFT on curved spacetimes.
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
Solve problems involving interacting quantum fields.
Quantize simple field theories on curved spacetimes.
Perform basic computations in conformal field theory.
Building on the Quantum Field Theory module and using some results from the General Relativity module, this module introduces three topics in advanced mathematical physics, each of which is connected to important areas of research. The main focus is quantum field theory and the topics will include: path integrals, conformal field theory and QFT on curved spacetimes.
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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L. Takhtajan, Quantum mechanics for mathematicians, Graduate Studies in Mathematics, vol. 95, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2008.
G. Roepstor, Path integral approach to quantum physics: an introduction, Springer Science and Business Media, 2012.
ND Birrell and PCW Davies. Quantum Fields in Curved Space (Cambridge University Press) U 0.143 BIR
M. Schottenloher, A mathematical introduction to conformal field theory, Lect. Notes Phys. 759 (2008) 1.
P. H. Ginsparg, Applied Conformal Field Theory, hep-th/9108028.