Relativistic quantum mechanics. The negative energy problem. Classical field theory, symmetries and Noether's theorem. Free field theory and Fock space quantization. The interacting field: LSZ reduction formula, Wick's theorem, Green's functions, and Feynman diagrams. Introduction to Quantum electrodynamics and renormalization. This course is cross-listed as PHYS 4938 . Credit cannot be obtained for both Math 4443 and PHYS 4953 .
Prerequisites: MATH 3003, PHYS 3351, Math 3463/PHYS3912 and one of MATH 3043, 3503, PHYS 2312, 3331, or permission of instructor.