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260060 VU Renormalization group flows (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.50 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 10.02. 10:00-11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

In addition to these lectures, there are 4 extra preparatory slot scheduled:
Wed Jan 15: 9:00-10:30
Fri Jan 17: 9:00-10:30
Tue Jan 21: 8:45-10:15
Wed Jan 22: 9:00-10:30

all of these will take place at
Seminarraum, Zi.3158, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1. Stk., 1090 Wien
which is a DIFFERENT room than the usual lectures.

  • Thursday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 11.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 12.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 13.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Monday 17.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 18.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 19.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 20.02. 10:00 - 11:30 Kleiner Seminarraum, Zi.3510, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

-Generating function of Green functions
-Perturbative expansion and Feynman rules in position space
-Connected diagrams
-Tadpole cancellation
-Feynman rules in momentum space, calculation of Feynman diagrams
-Effective action as generating function of 1PI diagrams
-Degree of divergence, non-renormalizable, super-renormalizable and renormalizable theories
-Perturbative BPHZ
-Renormalization group equations
-Beta functions: running of the coupling "constants"
-Fixed points, irrelevant, relevant and marginal couplings
-Wilson Fisher
-Wilsonian Renormalization

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation will be based on two written exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50% of the total points in the exams are required to pass.

Examination topics

Content of the course

Reading list

References will be provided during the course.

Association in the course directory

M-ERG

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