Talk
Mathematical Physics II. Gauge Field Theory
Abstract
- G-Manifolds, principal bundles and connections
- Classical Yang-Mills theory
- Classification of principal bundles and Chern classes
- Introduction to the theory of instantons
- Associated bundles, matter fields and the Higgs-mechanism
- Clifford algebras and spinor fields
- The standard model
- Linear connections, Riemannian geometry and the Einstein equations
Date and time info
Thursday 15:30 - 17:00, Friday 11:00 - 12:30
Audience
MSc students, PhD students, Postdocs
Language
English
Remarks and notes
There will be tutorials. Matching the lecture, the advanced seminar "Quantum Field Theory and Gravitation" centers around magnetic monopoles.