(Lecture on advanced nuclear physics II)

Instructor: Hitoshi Yamamoto

Wednesdays 1pm at Sougoutou (Science building) 743.

Goal:

Based on the knowledge gained in the relativistic quantum theory we cover quantization of fields, interacting fields, and calculations of decay rates and scattering rates.

Announcements

The last class will be on July 28th (Monday) 1PM Sougoutou 743.

The final exam will be handed out on July 28th, but also will be posted here. Due by Aug 4 5PM. Please submit it to the neutrino center secretary

Final Exam. [pdf]

Lectures

Lecture notes are posted here. Print them out and bring the relevant section to the class.

Some tips:

• try to focus on lecture and lecture notes rather than taking notes of everything.
• never think that your questions may be too trivial.; chance is that by asking seemingly simple questions, you are doing great favor for others who are too afraid to ask.

Lecture notes

Chapter 3: Dirac Theory

Chapter 4: Quantization of fields

Chapter 5: Interacting Fields

Chapter 6: Quantum Electrodynamics

Formula sheets [pdf]

Problem sets (homework)

Problem sets are handed out (assigned) once a week , due one week later at the beginning of the class, and graded problem sets are returned one week thereafter. Discussions among students on problem sets are encouraged.. I also welcome questions on problem sets even though I cannot tell you the answers directly (but such Q&A sessions are inevitably helpful in solving the problems). If problem sets are submitted after the corresponding solution sets are posted, then the score will be scaled by 1/2 to be fair with others who submitted in time.

Textbooks

The course is based on lecture notes. The following, however, may be used as a main reference book:

'Introduction to Quantum Field Theory' by Peskin and Schroeder, Addison & Wesley, 1995.

Also check out other useful textbooks:

Grading scheme

Grades are based on problem sets (homework) and the final exam. The final exam is take-home (namely, a 'report'); you can refer to any books or papers, but you have to do it on your own.

Some useful Web sites:

• HEP papers. Updated everyday. Since 1992. You can get the papers themselves in postscript or PDF format.
• SLAC preprint index . Index of HEP papers including the ones before 1992.
• SLAC index site . A good index site for lists of experiments, institutions, conferences etc.
• HEPnet . Another HEP index site.
• Particle data group home page. Compilations of particle properties.

Accelerator facilities:

• CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research) home page.
• CESR/CLEO (Cornell) home page.
• DESY (German Electron Synchrotron) home page.
• Fermilab home page.
• KEK (High Energy Physics Lab. in Japan) home pape.
• SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) home page.
• There are many others: take a look at a more complete list of facilities/institutions.