Course Identification

Title:

Quantum field theory 2

Code:

20211181

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Micha Berkooz

TA's:

Navot Silberstein, Dr. Rohit Reghupathy

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2021

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Monday, 11:15 - 13:00
Wednesday, 11:15 - 13:00

First Lecture:

26/10/2020

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 5.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 5.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

QFTI

Restrictions

Participants:

50

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

100%

final grade will be by exercises during the semester

Evaluation Type

Other

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

8

Syllabus

1. Field theories in 2D

2. RG and fixed points

3. Conformal symmetry and conformal field theories - Techniques and models.

4. Optional: CS and WZW (depending on time constraints).

5. Exact general statements: Zamolodchikov metric, C-theorem, Cardy formula, conformal blocks, entanglement computation.

6. Integrable and solvable (or partially solvable) models.

7. SLE (depending on time constraints).

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

Carry out computations in field theories with RG flow in low dimensions.
Carry out computations in scale invariant field theories in low dimensions.
Familiarize him/herself with specific classes of models.
Carry out computations in integrable or solvable field theories.

Reading List

TBA

Website

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