18.238 | Spring 2023 | Graduate

Geometry and Quantum Field Theory

Calendar

Week 1: Generalities on Quantum Field Theory

Problem set 1 due

Week 2: The Steepest Descent and Stationary Phase Formulas

Problem set 2 due

Week 3: Feynman Calculus

Problem set 3 due

Week 4: Matrix Integrals

Problem set 4 due

Week 5: The Euler Characteristic of the Moduli Space of Curves

Problem set 5 due

Week 6: Matrix Integrals and Counting Planar Diagrams

Problem set 6 due

Week 7: Quantum Mechanics

Problem set 7 due

Week 8: The Operator Approach to Quantum Mechanics

Problem set 8 due

Week 9: Fermionic Integrals

Problem set 9 due

Week 10: Quantum Mechanics for Fermions

Problem set 10 due

Week 11: Free Field Theories in Higher Dimensions

Problem set 11 due

Week 12: Perturbative Expansion for Interacting QFT

Problem set 12 due

Week 13: Two-Dimensional Conformal Field Theory

Problem set 13 due

Course Info

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Spring 2023
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Online Textbook
Lecture Notes
Problem Sets