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    • Relativistic Quantum Field Theory . PHYS 221A

    Introduction to the theory of Lorentz covariant quantized fields. Global and local conservation laws. Path integral formulation. Applications to quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, and electroweak interactions. Other possible topics include grand unification, the renormalization group, anomolies, current algebra and supersymmetry.

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    Prerequisites: Physics 205, Physics 210A, Physics 210B, Physics 215A, Physics 215B, and Physics 215C; or consent of instructor.

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    Dork/Nerd but funny. Material is pretty hard and confusing but the tests were fair. Definitely easier than crap mastering physics. Appears very busy man, so flaky on midterm solutions posting. Lecture slides are online! but most lectures are incomprehensible. I hate to say it, but reading Freedman's book helped. Just don't read too much into detail

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