Modern Theoretical Physics
Doc. T. Gajdosik, 1 sem, autumn, 6 ECTS credits
Course unit content: The Theory of Special Relativity; introduction into Quantum
Field Theory; description of the Standard Model of Particle Physics: overview over
General Relativity, Supersymmetry and String Theory.
Reading list:
1. Th. Gajdosik, Concepts of modern theoretical physics, scriptum for the course,
to be finished 2008.
2. Lecture notes by David Hogg: http://cosmo.nyu.edu/hogg/sr/sr.pdf.
3. David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.; ISBN 0-471-60386-4 (1987).
4. A. Zee, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, Princeton University Press;
ISBN 0-691-01019-6 (2003).
5. Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields, I and II, Cambridge University
Press; ISBN 0-521-58555-4 (1995), Vol. I, chapter 1. (optional)
6. F. Jegerlehner, Renormalizing The Standard Model, PSI-PR-91-08, Apr 1991.
7. Warren Siegel, Fields, (2002):
http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/~siegel/plan.html. (optional)
8. S. M. Carroll, Lecture Notes on General Relativity, gr-qc/9712019. (optional)
9. Th. Mohaupt, Introduction to String Theory, hep-th/0207249. (optional)
Assessment: For attendance or homework 25%, for report and presentation at
seminar 25%, for a written and oral examination 50%.