Course details
Semester
- Spring 2022
- Monday, January 31st to Friday, March 25th; Monday, April 25th to Friday, May 6th
Hours
- Live lecture hours
- 10
- Recorded lecture hours
- 0
- Total advised study hours
- 40
Timetable
- Fridays
- 13:05 - 13:55 (UK)
Description
We will introduce an abstract framework for quantum theory, based on tools from the theory of operator algebras, which is general enough to describe all its subareas: quantum mechanics, quantum statistical mechanics (including thermodynamics in infinite volume), quantum field theory on Minkowski space and on curved spacetimes, as well as including classical probability theory as a special case.
Prerequisites
For some lectures, familiarity with other topics in Theoretical/Mathematical Physics will be helpful, such as Genera Relativity / differential geometry.
Syllabus
A tentative list of topics is:
- Probability theory
- Basics of quantum theory
- Algebras, states, GNS representation
- Thermodynamics and the KMS condition
- Free quantum fields on Minkowski space
- Linear quantum fields on curved spacetimes
- Frameworks for interacting quantum field theories
Lecturer
-
HB
Dr Henning Bostelmann
- University
- University of York
Bibliography
No bibliography has been specified for this course.
Assessment
The assessment for this course will be released on Monday 9th May 2022 at 00:00 and is due in before Monday 23rd May 2022 at 11:00.
Assessment for all MAGIC courses is via take-home exam which will be made available at the release date (the start of the exam period).
You will need to upload a PDF file with your own attempted solutions by the due date (the end of the exam period).
If you have kept up-to-date with the course, the expectation is it should take at most 3 hours’ work to attain the pass mark, which is 50%.
Please note that you are not registered for assessment on this course.
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