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Theoretische Physik III

Konforme Feldtheorie

Vorlesung "Konforme Feldtheorie"

Prof. Dr. Johanna Erdmenger / Dr. Jani Kastikainen

Vorlesungszeiten:

Montags    10 - 12 Uhr,  Seminarraum M1.03.020 (M1 Physik)
Freitags     12 - 13 Uhr,  Seminarraum M1.03.020 (M1 Physik)

Übung:

Mittwochs       13:00-14:00 Uhr, Seminarraum M1.03.020 (M1 Physik)

Themen

Chapter 1. The harmonic chain
1.1 Properties of the harmonic chain
1.2 Time evolution and correlation functions

Chapter 2. Free scalar quantum field theory in two dimensions
2.1 Free scalar field as a continuum limit
2.2 Canonical quantization of the free scalar field

Chapter 3. Path integral quantization of classical field theories
3.1 Path integral for the harmonic chain
3.2 Path integral for the free scalar field

Chapter 4. Conformal transformations
4.1 Crash course to Riemannian geometry
4.2 Conformal transformations in higher dimensions
4.3 The conformal algebra

Chapter 5. Conformal transformations of classical fields
5.1 Classification of conformal fields
5.2 Transformations of primary and descendant fields

Chapter 6. Conformal symmetry in classical field theory
6.1 Symmetries and Noether's theorem
6.2 Noether current for conformal symmetry

Chapter 7. Conformal symmetry in quantum field theory
7.1 Conformal covariance of correlation functions
7.2 Ward identities for conformal symmetry

Chapter 8. Conformal symmetry in the operator formulation
8.1 Ward identities in the operator formulation
8.2 Unitary representations of conformal transformations

Chapter 9. Conformal field theory in curved space-time
9.1 Conformal symmetries and the metric
9.2 The conformal anomaly

Chapter 10. Classical conformal field theory in two dimensions
10.1 Conformal group and algebra in two dimensions
10.2 Conformal fields in two dimensions

Chapter 11. Quantum conformal symmetry in two dimensions
11.1 The Virasoro algebra
11.2 The Virasoro group

Literatur

Di Francesco, Mathieu, Senechal, "Conformal Field Theory", Springer (Ch. 2, 4 and 5)

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