Continuation of Phys 551. Path integral quantization of spin 1/2 and spin 1 fields. Quantum electrodynamics. Ward identities and renormalization. Computation of the electron anomalous magnetic moment and the Lamb shift. Non-Abelian gauge theories and their quantization. Quantum chromodynamics and asymptotic freedom. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Standard Model.
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