BMETE15MF64

Course data
Course name: Statistical Field Theory
Neptun ID: BMETE15MF64
Responsible teacher: Gábor Takács
Programme: Courses for Physicist MSc students
Course data sheet: BMETE15MF64
Requirements, Information

Informations (2023/24/2)

The composition of the course: 2/1/0, 4 credits.

 

Classes

The course consists of a lecture course of 2 hours per week, and exercise classes (2 hours every second week).

  Time Hall
Lectures Monday (weekly) 10:15-12:00
  (with double lecture on 03/25)		 F3M01
Exercises Monday (biweekly) 12:15-14:00
Dates: 02/19, 03/04, 03/11, 04/08, 04/15, 04/29, 05/13		 F3M01

Course schedule with sources

An outline of the full semester, with breakdown of literature sources can be found on the link above.

 

Credit requirements: oral examination

The examination material includes the content of the lecture courses, supported by the exercise classes. 

 

Recommended literature

 

  • G. Mussardo: Statistical Field Theory (Oxford University Press, 2010).
    Relevant chapters: 1,2,5,7,8,10,11,15, but the whole book is warmly recommended smiley
     
  • C. Itzykson and J-M. Drouffe: Statistical Field Theory (Cambridge University Press, 1989).
    Relevant chapters: volume 2, chapter 9.
     
  • P. Ginsparg: Applied Conformal Field Theory, arXiv:hep-th/9108028
    Relevant chapters: 1-5.
    Further recommended reading: chapters 6-8.