Physics 331 -- Quantum Field Theory

Physics 331 is the second course of a 3-quarter sequence on Quantum Field Theory, the theory that provides at the same time the relativistic generalization of quantum theory and the basic formalism for theories of elementary particles. Michael Peskin gave this sequence of courses at Stanford during the 04-05 and 05-06 academic years. This web site provides an archive for the materials that he prepared.

The three quarters of Physics 330-331-332 cover:

The textbook for the course was An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Peskin and Schroeder. Other useful references are listed in the general course information.

General Course Information for Physics 331

Problem sets for Physics 331:

Final exams (and the solutions) from 2005 and 2006:

In contrast to my usual practice, I did not hand out lecture notes for Physics 331. This is because the textbook is remarkably well-written (!), so I followed it closely. For topics that go beyond the textbook, I post lecture notes below. The outline below indicates the approximate content of the lectures in 2006:

M. E. Peskin

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