Course description
This course applies core concepts of Quantum Field Theory through hands-on computational exercises. Topics include:
- Perturbation theory in the path-integral formalism
- Feynman rules and diagrammatic expansions
- Grassmann numbers and fermionic path integrals
- Spinor fields and the Dirac equation
- Clifford algebra and gamma-matrix identities
- S-matrix construction and LSZ reduction
- Introduction to effective field theories
- Cross sections and decay rates
- Practical techniques for loop integrals
The exercises culminate in a mini-project in which students compute the loop-induced decay rate of a Higgs boson into two photons, both analytically and numerically, including a guided implementation in Python (no prior coding experience required).
