| Assignment | Reading | Problems | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Path integrals and quantum mechanics: read PS section 9.1, lecture notes chapter 1 and appendix C. Also see Feynman's original paper. Optional: Ryder 5.1-5.5. | All problems at the end of lecture notes chapter 1. | Thurs Sept 4 |
| 2 | Path integral quantization of scalars: read PS section 9.2, lecture notes chapter 2 to p. 33. | Lecture notes chapter 2 problems 1-3, 9-10; appendix C, problems 1-4. | Thurs Sept 18 |
| 3 | Lecture notes to p. 47 | Lecture notes chapter 2 problems 4-8, 11-12, 14-15. | Thurs Sept 25 |
| 4 | Lecture notes to p. 66 | Lecture notes chapter 2 problem 13; lecture notes chapter 3 problems 1-3. | Thurs Oct 2 |
| 5 | Canonical quantization: Lecture notes to p. 83, plus PS 2.3, 2.4, 4.2-4.4 | Lecture notes chapter 3 problems 4-5 | Thurs Oct 9 |
| 6 | Lecture notes chapter 4 problems 2-5. Optional: some math problems | Thurs Oct 16 | |
| 7 | Lecture notes to p. 99 | Lecture notes chapter 4 problems 1, 6-10. Optional: some math problems | Thurs Oct 23 |
| 8 | Fermions: Lecture notes to p. 118; PS chapters 3.1-3.4 | Lecture notes chapter 5 problems 2-5, plus Optional: some math problems | Thurs Oct 30 |
| 9 | Lecture notes to p. 127; PS chapters 3.5, 9.5 | Lecture notes chapter 5 problems 1, 6-8, plus this problem on trace identities, plus Optional: some math problems | Thurs Nov 6 |
| 10 | Lecture notes to p. 130; these notes on anomalies | Lecture notes chapter 5 problems 9-10, plus Optional: some math problems | Thurs Nov 13 |
| 11 | Lecture notes to p 151 | Lecture notes chapter 5 problem 11, plus Optional: some math problems | Thurs Nov 20 |
| 12 | Lecture notes to p. 158 | No required homework. Optional: some math problems | Thurs Dec 4 |
| 13 | This handout (an improved version of part of lecture notes chapter 7) | Handout problems 2b, 4, 5ab, 6, 7, 8ade, 9 | Fri Jan 30 |
| 14 | Counterterm renormalization: Lecture notes chapter 8. | All problems on this handout. Optional: some math problems | Fri Feb 6 |
| 15 | The renormalization group equation: Lecture notes part 2, chapter 9. | All exercises at the end of chapter 9. Optional: some math problems | Fri Feb 13 |
| 16 | Finite temperature field theory: Lecture notes part 2, chapter 10, chapter 12.1, and appendix E. | All exercises at the end of appendix E, all at the end of chapter 10, and chapter 12 exercises 1-3. | Fri Feb 20 |
| 17 | Spontaneous symmetry breaking: Lecture notes part 2, chapter 12. | Chapter 12 exercises 4-6. | Fri Feb 27 |
| 18 | Spontaneous symmetry breaking: | Chapter 12 exercises 8-9. | Fri Mar 6 |
| 19 | Composite operators, OPE's: Lecture notes part 2, chapter 13 | Chapter 13 exercises 1-6. | Fri Mar 20 |
| 20 | Conformal field theory: Lecture notes chapter 14 | Chapter 14 exercises 1-3, 5-6. | Fri Mar 27 |
| 21 | Chapter 15 (lecture notes part 3) exercises 3, 4, 6; chapter 16 exercise 1. | Fri Apr 3 | |
| 22 | Chapter 17 (lecture notes part 3) exercises 2, 3, 4. | Fri Apr 10 | |
| 23 | Chapter 17 (lecture notes part 3) exercises 1, 5, 6, 7. | Fri Apr 17 | |
| 24 | Chapter 19 (lecture notes part 3) exercises 1-5. | Fri May 1 |
Point values of problems on set 1: problem 1, 10 pts; then 5, 5, 10, 10, 10, 10; and for the 3 parts of the last problem, 10, 5, 15.
Problems on set 2: all problems 10 pts; 90 points total.
Problems on set 3: all problems 10 pts; 90 points total.
Problems on set 4: all problems 10 points; 40 points total.
Problems on set 5: each problem 15 points; 30 points total.
Problems on set 6: 20, 5, 25, 15; 65 points total.
Problems on set 7: each problem 10 points; 60 points total.
Problems on set 8: each problem 10 points; 40 points total.
Problems on set 9: 10, 25, 10, 10, 30; 85 points total.
Problems on set 10: 15, 10; 25 points total.
Problem on set 11: 20 points.
Problems on set 13: 2b=10, 4=10, 5a=10, 5b=10, 6=9, 7a=5, 7b=5, 8a=5, 8d=10, 8e=10, 9a=5, 9b=5, 9c=5, 9d=5; 104 points total.
Problems on set 14: 1=5, 2=5, 3=5,10,10,5, 4:5, 5:5; 50 points total.
Problems on set 15: 1=10, 2=10, 3=5,5,5,10; 45 points total.
Problems on set 16: E1=10, E2=30, 10.1=30, 12.1=5, 12.2=5, 12.3=5; 85 points total.
Problems on set 17: 12.4=5, 12.5=5, 12.6=5,5,5,20; 45 points total.
Problems on set 18: 12.8=5,5,5,20, 12.9=10,10; 55 points total.
Problems on set 19: 13.1=10, 13.2=10, 13.3=10, 13.4=10, 13.5=10, 13.6=10; 60 points total.
Problems on set 20: 14.1=5, 14.2=5, 14.3=10, 14.5=5,5,5,5,5, 14.6=5,5; 55 points total.
Problems on set 21: 15.3=10, 15.4=10, 15.5=10, 16.1=10; 40 points total.