The course treats the following topics in quantum field theory:-Chiral symmetries and chiral anomalies in QED and QCD-Topological objects in field theory including:*axions*Magnetic monopoles*instantons-Cosmology related topics including:*Baryogenesis and inflation

The course presents the quantum field theory of the strong interaction (quantum chromodynamics, QCD) and discusses its applications to particle physics observables.

The course focuses on the connection between particle physics theory and experimental results to provide a comprehensive modern view of the Standard Model. The covered topics are quantum electrodynamics (QED) and quantum chromodynamics (QCD).

An introduction to the theoretical aspects and experimental tests of QCD, with emphasis on perturbative QCD and related experiments at colliders.

A) Electroweak interactions- From the Fermi theory to the Standard Model (SM)- Spontaneous symmetry breaking and Higgs mechanism- Precision tests of the electroweak theoryB) Flavour Physics- The flavour sector of the SM- Neutral-meson mixing and rare decaysC) The SM as an effective theory- SM limitations and beyond-SM directions- Neutrino masses and neutrino oscillations

This course unit is an alternative if no suitable "Proseminar Theoretical Physics" is available of if the proseminar is already overbooked.

This course unit is an alternative if no suitable "Proseminar Theoretical Physics" is available of if the proseminar is already overbooked.