| Modulekode | PHY 717 |
| Kwalifikasie | Nagraads |
| Fakulteit | Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe |
| Module-inhoud | *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar. Special relativity. Representation of transformations in quantum physics. Canonical quantisation of free scalar fields. Interactions, scattering and the reduction formula. Path integrals in quantum mechanics; the harmonic oscillator. Free fields. Interacting fields, perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams. Scattering amplitudes and the Feynman rules. Renormalisation: Dimensional analysis, the exact propagator, the exact three point vertex, higher order corrections and perturbation theory to all orders. Symmetry: Continuous symmetries and conserved currents, discrete symmetries. The renormalisation group: Infrared divergences, different renormalisation schemes and asymptotic freeness, the renormalisation group. Spontaneous symmetry breaking: A discrete example, a continous example, the Goldstone boson. |
| Modulekrediete | 10.00 |
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| Voorvereistes | Toelating slegs op grond van toelating van die Departementshoof Fisika |
| Kontaktyd | 2 lesings per week |
| Onderrigtaal | Module word in Engels aangebied |
| Akademiese organisasie | Fisika |
| Aanbiedingstydperk | Semester 2 |
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