Course Identification

Title:

Quantum field theory 2

Code:

20231171

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Micha Berkooz

TA's:

Lev Yung, Dr. Rohit Reghupathy, Yacov Nir Breitstein

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2023

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Monday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B
Wednesday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B

First Lecture:

07/11/2022

End date:

10/02/2023

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

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

40%

Assignments:

60%

final grade will be by attendance and 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. Boundary RG and the Kondo problem

8. Lattice models

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

N/A