This is course of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. The main topics is the study of the Dirac equation and the main scattering processes of quantum electrodynamics.
Prerequisiti
Quantum mechanics. Operators in Hilbert spaces. Distribution theory. Analytic functions of a complex variable.
Metodi didattici
Blackboard lectures
Verifica Apprendimento
Homework
Contenuti
Relativistic quantum mechanics 0. Covariant formulation of classical electrodynamics 1.The Dirac Equation 2.Lorentz covariance 3.Plane wave solutions 4.Non relativistic limit 5.Hole theory 6.Perturbation theory and the Feynman propagator 7.Feynman diagrams 8.Low order processes 9.Renormalization
Lingua Insegnamento
English
Altre informazioni
Oral examination Exercises at the blackboard Theoretical questions.
