8.324 Quantum Field Theory II, Fall 2002
Diagram contributing to an odd point function. (Image by Prof. Amihay Hanany.)
Highlights of this Course
This course, the second semester of a three-semester subject sequence on quantum field theory, features
problem sets and a link to an
on-line textbook.
Course Description
8.324 is the second term of the quantum field theory trimester sequence. Develops in depth some of the topics discussed in 8.323 and introduces some advanced material. Topics: Functional path integrals. Renormalization and renormalization group. Quantization of nonabelian gauge theories. BRST symmetry. Renormalization and symmetry breaking. Critical exponents and scalar field theory. Perturbation theory anomalies.