Theory lecture 8

19 Abril 2023, 08:30 João Nuno Ramalho Gonçalves Pires

  • Lagrangian densities and Euler-Lagrange equations
  • QED Lagrangian and local U(1) symmetry. QED covariant derivative
  • QCD Lagrangian and covariant derivative
  • Gluon field local SU(3) gauge transformation
  • QCD vertices and Feynman rules
  • Matrix-element calculations in QED and QCD
  • Colour confinment hypothesis
  • Colour singlet meson and baryon wavefunctions
  • Evaluating QCD colour factors
  • QCD colour potential

Recommended reading: Chapter 10 of Mark Thomson's book and Chapter 9 of D.Griffith's book