Geometry and Quantum Field Theory

Two figures: a Twisted-fat graph and a Feynman diagram.

Two figures from the lecture notes show (a) a Twisted-fat graph and (b) a Feynman diagram. (Images by Prof. Pavel Etingof.)

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18.238

As Taught In

Fall 2002

Level

Undergraduate

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Geometry and Quantum Field Theory, designed for mathematicians, is a rigorous introduction to perturbative quantum field theory, using the language of functional integrals. It covers the basics of classical field theory, free quantum theories and Feynman diagrams. The goal is to discuss, using mathematical language, a number of basic notions and results of QFT that are necessary to understand talks and papers in QFT and String Theory.

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Pavel Etingof. 18.238 Geometry and Quantum Field Theory. Fall 2002. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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