Quantum field theory seminar

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

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