{"id":1327,"date":"2025-08-08T15:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:16:50","slug":"advanced-quantum-field-theory-aqft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/advanced-quantum-field-theory-aqft\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Quantum Field Theory (AQFT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Type: Optional\u2013 PEC Track \u2013 2nd Trimeste<\/strong>r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This advanced Quantum Field Theory (QFT) course focuses on the path integral formulation<\/strong> as a unifying framework to describe and compute physical processes in high-energy physics. The course builds a deep understanding of renormalization<\/strong> in QFT, with a strong emphasis on gauge theories<\/strong>\u2014both abelian (QED) and non-abelian (QCD). Students will develop technical skills to derive Feynman rules from the path integral, calculate loop corrections, and analyze the behavior of couplings via Renormalization Group (RG)<\/strong> equations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A significant part of the course is devoted to the spontaneous breaking of symmetries<\/strong>\u2014both global and local\u2014and the Higgs mechanism<\/strong>, providing the theoretical foundation for the mass generation of gauge bosons in the Standard Model. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the mathematical and conceptual tools needed for cutting-edge research in theoretical particle physics and related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n