Fachbereich Physik und Astronomie

Masterprogramm

Theoretical Exercises

General course information

All the details on place, time and ECTS credit points are available on the KSL

Course description

These advanced exercises cover topics relevant to quantum field theory. They include the Dirac algebra, phase-space integrals, path integrals and the computation of scattering cross-sections.

Join our Zulip collaborative chat to ask questions and interact with other students!

Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Valentin Hirschi (GS 234)

Assistants

Martina Cottini (ExWi 218)
Mathijs Fraaije (GS 237b)

Exercises

Exercises week 1: Gaussian integrals (PDF, 165KB)
Exercises week 2: Grassmann Numbers (PDF, 133KB)
Exercises week 3: Dirac algebra (PDF, 134KB)
Exercises week 4: Force Carriers and U(1) (PDF, 134KB)
Exercises week 5: Lorentz Transformations (PDF, 95KB)
Exercises week 6: Dirac Equation (PDF, 118KB)
Exercises week 7: Feynman Rules (PDF, 175KB)
Exercises week 8: Effective theories (PDF, 156KB)
Exercises week 9: S-matrix and LSZ reduction (PDF, 154KB)
Exercises week 10: Cross sections and decay rates (PDF, 125KB)
Exercises week 11&12: Analytic Loop Calculations (PDF, 121KB)
Exercises week 12&13: Numerical Loop Calculation (PDF, 222KB)
Exercises week 12&13: Numerical Loop Calculation (PDF, 225KB)
Exercises week 12&13: Template Python+Rust code (236KB)