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.
Course Prerequisites
Quantum mechanics. Operators in Hilbert spaces. Distribution theory. Analytic functions of a complex variable.
Teaching Methods
Blackboard lectures
Assessment Methods
Homework
Contents
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
Course Language
English
More information
Oral examination Exercises at the blackboard Theoretical questions.
