Quantum Field Theory 2 - Winter 2019

Problem sets and course information for Quantum Field Theory 2 in winter semester 2019

    Lectures
  • Mondays 12:00-13:30 and Wednesdays 8:15-9:45 - Room 0.03 (new theory building)
  • Only on 23.10.19 (Wed) - Room 0.01 (new theory building)
    Tutorials
  • Starting from 17.10.19 (Thr)
  • Thursday 12:00-13:30 - Room 0.01 (new theory builing)
  • Thursday 14:00-15:30 - Room 0.03 (new theory builing)
  • For any problems, email to Jinhong Park (jinhong@thp.uni-koeln.de)
    Lecturer
  • Achim Rosch (email: rosch)
    Tutors
  • Lukas Heinen (email: lheinen)
  • Vivek Lohani (email: lohani)
  • Henry Legg (email: hlegg)
  • Jinhong Park (email: jinhong)

Please add @thp.uni-koeln.de to the emails listed above

Problem sets

A ploblem set will be announced on Wednesday morning at the latest. The problem(s) should be handed in before the lecture on Monday to the mail boxes in front of the entrance to the (old) theoretical physics department.

  • Problem Set 1 - Discussed October 17th. Solutions handed in October 14th. Tutor: Vivek Lohani
  • Problem Set 2 - Discussed October 24th. Solutions handed in October 21th. Tutor: Henry Legg
  • Problem Set 3 - Discussed October 31th. Solutions handed in October 28th. Tutor: Jinhong Park
  • Problem Set 4 - Discussed November 7th. Solutions handed in November 4th. Tutor: Lukas Heinen
  • Problem Set 5 - Discussed November 14th. Solutions handed in November 11th. Tutor: Henry Legg
  • Problem Set 6 - Discussed November 21th. Solutions handed in November 18th. Tutor: Lukas Heinen
  • Problem Set 7 - Discussed November 28th. Solutions handed in November 25th. Tutor: Vivek Lohani
  • Problem Set 8 - Discussed December 5th. Solutions handed in December 2nd. Tutor: Vivek Lohani
  • Problem Set 9 - Discussed December 12th. Solutions handed in December 9th. Tutor: Vivek Lohani
  • Problem Set 10 - Discussed December 19th. Solutions handed in December 16th. Tutor: Jinhong Park
  • Problem Set 11 - Discussed January 9th. Solutions handed in January 6th. Tutor: Henry Legg
  • Problem Set 12 - Discussed January 16th. Solutions handed in January 13th. Tutor: Jinhong Park
  • Problem Set 13 - Discussed January 30th. Solutions handed in January 23th. Tutor: Lukas Heinen
  • Solution

    Recommended literature

    • Condensed Matter Field Theory (2nd Edition), Altland & Simons, Cambridge University Press (2010)

      Very good overview of concepts in the course such as 2nd quantisation, path integrals, pertubation theory as well as concepts dealt with in QFT2 course (and beyond!)

    • Introduction to Many-Body Physics, Coleman, Cambridge University Press (2015)

      Nice compliment to Altland and Simons for further reading. Includes many problems and certain concepts not thoroughly dealt with in Altland and Simons, such as a detailed chapter on Fermi-liquid theory

    • Quantum Many-Particle Systems , Negele and Orland, Westview Press (1998)

      A classical text on the functional field integral formulation

    • QFT of Many-Body Systems, X.G. Wen, Oxford (2004)

      An advanced book covering many modern "topological" aspects of field theory

    • The Quantum Theory of Fields: Vol 1-3 , Weinberg, Cambridge (1995)

      A view on QFT from the high-energy physics perspective

    • Many many more! Please ask your tutor if you would like specific recommendations.