Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Dynamics of Classical and Quantum Fields

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and NPTEL via Swayam

Overview

Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only!
About the course:This course covers introductory topics in Classical and Quantum Fields that are typically not given due importance in the M.Sc. coursework. There is a considerable knowledge gap between the present day M.Sc. level courses and actual PhD level research in theoretical physics. The contents of this course are carefully chosen to fill this gap and help aspiring/early stage PhD scholars come up to speed with research level topics in theoretical physics.PRE-REQUISITES: Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Special Relativity,Statistical Mechanics.INTENDED AUDIENCE: MSc. and beginning Ph.D students and other interested individuals.

Syllabus

Week 1: Review of Lagrangian mechanics and the Hamiltonian formulation. Week 2:Symmetries and Noether’s theorem. Week 3:The Electromagnetic Field and Stress Energy Tensor. Week 4:Elasticity Theory and Fluid Mechanics. Week 5:Toward Quantum Fields: Scalar and Spinor Fields. Week 6:Concept of Functional Integration. Week 7:Quantum Mechanics Using Lagrangians: Path Integrals. Week 8:Creation and Annihilation Operators in Fock Space. Week 9:Quantum Fields on a Lattice. Week 10:Green Functions: Matsubara and Nonequilibrium. Week 11:Coherent State Path Integrals. Week 12:Non-local operators in Quantum Many Body Physics.

Taught by

Prof. Girish S. Setlur

Tags

Reviews

Start your review of Dynamics of Classical and Quantum Fields

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.