- Docente: Fiorenzo Bastianelli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: FIS/02
- Language: English
- Moduli: Fiorenzo Bastianelli (Modulo 1) Ling Lin (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 9245)
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from Oct 17, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
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from Sep 25, 2023 to Oct 16, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will learn the basic elements of the Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, and the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. The student will be familiar with the use of the Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations for the description of relativistic particles of spin 0 and 1/2 and will be able to master the path integral for setting up the perturbative expansions of interacting theories.
Course contents
Module 2
Group theory and the Lorentz group
Module 1
Mechanics of relativistic particles
Klein-Gordon equation
Dirac equation
Other relativistic wave equations
Path integrals
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture notes.
Suggested books for further study:
Bjorken and Drell, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
Itzykson and Zuber, Quantum Field Theory.
Teaching methods
Lectures at the blackboard
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Office hours
See the website of Fiorenzo Bastianelli
See the website of Ling Lin