Math 290 section 17, course control number 55128
The quantum field theory seminar will meet Mondays, 2:00-3:00, room 939, starting 2004 January 26. This will be an instructional seminar for graduate students and anyone else interested. The goal is to give a rigorous account of the standard model for mathematicians. This goal will not be achieved. Richard Borcherds.
Jan 26 The Wightman axioms, and how to fix them.
Feb 2 The Wightman axioms (continued).
Feb 9 Free scalar fields.
Feb 16 Holiday
Feb 23 Spinors and Clifford algebras.
Mar 1 Spinors and Clifford algebras (continued).
Mar 8 Free quantum field theory.
Mar 15 Examples of free quantum field theories.
Mar 29 Examples of free fermionic quantum field theories.
Apr 5 Holonomic functions.
Apr 12 Holonomic functions (continued).
Apr 19 Holonomic functions (continued).
Apr 26 Analytic continuation
May 3 Analytic continuation