Video Lectures on Quantum Field Theory

These are videos of the lectures given at the Perimeter Institute PSI programme in
2009. Each video is in wmv format and somewhere around 130 Mb. More formats are
available for download at the Perimeter Institute webpage here
(http://pirsa.org/index.php?p=speaker&name=David_Tong) .
The lectures follow the printed notes which are available on the main quantum eld
theory (http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft.html) webpage.

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft1.wmv)

Lecture 1
(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft1.wmv)
Introductory remarks on quantum eld theory and classical
eld theory, roughly covering pages 1-10 of the printed
notes.

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft2.wmv)

Lecture 2
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Noether's theorem and the energy momentum tensor:
pages 11-17 of the printed notes.

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Lecture 3
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A few last comments on classical eld theory. The
beginning of canonical quantization for the free scalar eld.
Roughly pages 18-24 of the printed notes.

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Lecture 4
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More on canonical quantization, including normal ordering,
the vacuum and the interpretation of particles. Pages 25-33

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Lecture 5
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Yet more canonical quantization, including the Heisenberg
picture and causality. Pages 34-38.

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Lecture 6
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Propagators. The beginnings of interactions. Pages 38-41
and 47-50.

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft7.wmv)

Lecture 7
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Interactions. Dysons formula and a rst look at scattering.
Pages 50-55.

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft8.wmv)

Lecture 8
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Wick's theorem, Feynman diagrams and examples of
scattering amplitudes. Pages 56-62.

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft9.wmv)

Lecture 9
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Finishing o scattering amplitudes. A look at the algebra of
the Lorentz group. Roughly pages 62-69 and 81-84

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft10.wmv)

Lecture 10
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The spinor representation of the Lorentz group. The Dirac
equation. Pages 85-90

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Lecture 11
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Solving the Dirac equation and a rst look at quantization
and statistics. Various bits from pages 90-108

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft12.wmv)

Lecture 12
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Quantizing fermions. Scattering amplitudes. Pages 108-118

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft13.wmv)

Lecture 13
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Quantum Electrodynamics. Gauge xing. Quantization in
Lorentz gauge. Pages 124-134

(http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft14.wmv)

Lecture 14
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Coupling light and matter. Feynman rules. Scattering
amplitudes. Pages 135-The End.

David Tong, d.tong@damtp.cam.ac.uk