Website of the course "Quantum Electrodynamics", SS 2024

• General information
• Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Tilo Wettig
• 4 hours lecture + 2 hours exercises
• Language: English
• Contents of the course: Introduction to relativistic quantum field theory, with focus on QED


• Time and place
• Lecture: Mo 12-14 and We 12-14 in H34 (first lecture on April 15)
• Exercises: Tu 12-14 and We 10-12 in 9.1.09
• Final exam: Friday, July 19, 12-14 in H34
• Office hours: after the lecture, by appointment, or without appointment in my office (PHY 4.1.10)
• Please register for the exercises (52407S) so that I can contact you by email if necessary.


• Results of the final exam



Matrikelnr.	Problem 1	Problem 2	Problem 3	Problem 4	Problem 5	Total	Grade
1872229	1.5	5	8.5	8	11	34	2.0
2018160	0.5	3	0	6	11	20.5	3.0
2096003	1.5	-	4	9	2	16.5	3.3
2204365	4.5	-	9.5	12	8	34	2.0
2205333	1	5	9.5	9	5	29.5	2.3
2213923	3.5	4	7.5	8	10	33	2.0
2224022	0	0	10	10	12.5	32.5	2.0
2228752	5.5	0	10	11	10	36.5	1.7
2230647	6	2	8.5	6	9	31.5	2.0
2236975	2	-	8.5	9	7	26.5	2.7
2274395	9	1	10	14	13	47	1.0
2284231	3	-	9.5	12	14	38.5	1.3
2299044	5	0	9.5	14	19	47.5	1.0
2358239	2	10	10	12	13	47	1.0



• Problem sets
• Problem set 1 for the exercises in the week of April 22
• Problem set 2 for the exercises in the week of April 29
• Problem set 3 for the exercises in the week of May 6
• Problem set 4 for the exercises in the week of May 13
• Problem set 5 for the exercises in the week of May 20
• Problem set 6 for the exercises in the week of May 27
• Problem set 7 for the exercises in the week of June 3
• Problem set 8 for the exercises in the week of June 10
• Problem set 9 for the exercises in the week of June 17
• Problem set 10 for the exercises in the week of June 24
• Problem set 11 for the exercises in the week of July 1
• Problem set 12 for the exercises in the week of July 8
• Problem set 13 for the exercises in the week of July 15


• Passing criteria and grading
• To pass the course you need to actively participate in the exercises according to the following rules:
  • You do not have to hand in written solutions to the exercises, but you have to be able to present the solutions on the blackboard.
  • At the beginning of each exercise session you check which problem you are prepared to present. The presenter will be chosen at random.
  • Over the course of the semester you have to check at least 50% of all problems.
• There will be an exam at the end of the semester. The result of this exam determines your final grade.


• Literature
• Most of the lecture will follow the textbook "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory" by Peskin & Schroeder. Older editions of this book contain a number of typos, see this errata page. For a better understanding of the subject it is a good idea to also consult other textbooks, see the following list and the references in Peskin & Schroeder.
• Mandl & Shaw: Quantum Field Theory
• Itzykson & Zuber: Quantum Field Theory
• Weinberg: The Quantum Theory of Fields I and II
• Ryder: Quantum Field Theory
• Siegel: Fields
• Zee: Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
• Bjorken & Drell: Relativistic Quantum Fields
• Aitchison & Hey: Gauge Theories in Particle Physics
• Halzen & Martin: Quarks and Leptons
• Gradshteyn and Ryzhik: Table of Integrals, Series, and Products (mathematical reference book for integrals etc.)