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Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
Meeting Time & Location, Fall 2007: Thursdays from 6:30PM to 8:00PM, in 304 Robeson
| Date | Presenter | Supervisor |
| September 20: | I will give a brief overview of QFT. | Takeuchi |
| September 27: | Jon Cook will start off from Chapter 2 of Ryder. | Minic |
| October 4: | Jon Cook. | Sharpe |
| October 11: | Jon Cook. | Takeuchi |
| October 18: | Jon Cook, Anastasios Peppas | Sharpe |
| October 23 (Tue): | | Sharpe |
| November 1: | | Sharpe |
| November 8: | | Takeuchi |
| November 15: | | Takeuchi |
| November 22: | Thanksgiving break | |
| November 29: | | Takeuchi |
| December 6: | Reading day | |
Textbook:
We will be using the following book:
- Quantum Field Theory
by Lewis H. Ryder
# Paperback: 507 pages
# Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (June 13, 1996)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0521478146
# ISBN-13: 978-0521478144
Other books you may want to read on the side are:
- An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by
Michael E. Peskin and Dan V. Schroeder
# Hardcover: 864 pages
# Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (June 1995)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0201503972
# ISBN-13: 978-0201503975
- Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by Anthony Zee
# Hardcover: 536 pages
# Publisher: Princeton University Press (March 10, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0691010196
# ISBN-13: 978-0691010199
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