Physics 651: Relativistic Quantum Field Theory

Previous Announcements

• The Final Project is here: ps or pdf

• A TYPO has been found in the final project, question 3: Eq. (4) should have a factor of "1 + gamma_5 s_slash" instead of "1 - gamma_5 s_slash". I apologize for the inconvenience!!!

• If you have questions on the project, please email me
• The project is due on Friday, December 10, at 3:00 pm. You can bring your solutions to Newman 334 or put them in my mailbox on the first floor of Newman (NOT CLARK!!!)
• Final Project Information: The final project will be a take-home assignment, roughly equivalent to a typical homework assignment in terms of volume. It will be posted on this page on Wednesday, December 8, at 3:00 pm. The solutions will be due on Friday, December 10, at 3:00 pm. You can bring them to Newman 334 or put them in my mailbox on the first floor of Newman (NOT CLARK!!!)
• There will be no homework due on the last week of classes, 11/29--12/03; the reading assignment is Sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.5 of Peskin and Schroeder.
• Grader's Office Hours: Yaroslav Rodionov holds office hours on Mondays, 2--3 pm in Newman 424.
• You can work on Problem Set 10 until Friday 11/19; when done, bring it to prof's office or put it in his Newman mailbox.
• Final Project Information: The final project will be a take-home assignment, roughly equivalent to a typical homework assignment in terms of volume. You will be given either 24 or 48 hours to work on the project (to be decided by the prof). The due date will be either 12/03 (Friday of last week of classes), or 12/10 (Friday of the study week). The due date will be decided by a class poll on Mon 11/15 -- please think about your preference ahead of time.
• There will be no homework due on the week of Oct 25--29; next problem set will be due on Nov 3 and will be posted here shortly.
• Make up lecture: Wednesday 10/20, 3:35 -- 4:25 pm (section slot), Rock 110.
• There will be no lecture on Monday, Oct 18 (Prof. out of town).
• There will be no lecture on Monday, Oct 11 (Fall break)
• Problem Set 2: In problem 3, you need to evaluate D(x-y) for timelike (x-y) in order to answer the question. The problem in the textbook asks for spacelike (x-y); you can either work out both cases, or concentrate on the timelike case.
• FIRST MEETING: Monday, August 30, 2004, 8:40--9:55 am (coffee not included!), RF 110.