Mathematical Physics II. Gauge Field Theory

• 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.