Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 34 views

    HW 1

    Uploaded by

    Sukhmanpreet Kaur
    This document contains the homework assignment for a quantum field theory course. It includes two main sections: 1. Units and special relativity problems involving Lorentz transformations and calculating the mass of the sun. 2. Real and complex scalar field theory problems involving Lagrangians, Fourier expansions, Hamiltonians, momentum operators, time-ordered propagators, and commutation relations. Students are asked to derive and verify various equations and properties of scalar field theories.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    HW 1

    Uploaded by

    Sukhmanpreet Kaur
    34 views2 pages
    This document contains the homework assignment for a quantum field theory course. It includes two main sections: 1. Units and special relativity problems involving Lorentz transformations and calculating the mass of the sun. 2. Real and complex scalar field theory problems involving Lagrangians, Fourier expansions, Hamiltonians, momentum operators, time-ordered propagators, and commutation relations. Students are asked to derive and verify various equations and properties of scalar field theories.

    Original Description:

    Assignment 1 qft

    Original Title

    hw1

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains the homework assignment for a quantum field theory course. It includes two main sections: 1. Units and special relativity problems involving Lorentz transformations and calculating the mass of the sun. 2. Real and complex scalar field theory problems involving Lagrangians, Fourier expansions, Hamiltonians, momentum operators, time-ordered propagators, and commutation relations. Students are asked to derive and verify various equations and properties of scalar field theories.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    34 views2 pages

    HW 1

    Uploaded by

    Sukhmanpreet Kaur
    This document contains the homework assignment for a quantum field theory course. It includes two main sections: 1. Units and special relativity problems involving Lorentz transformations and calculating the mass of the sun. 2. Real and complex scalar field theory problems involving Lagrangians, Fourier expansions, Hamiltonians, momentum operators, time-ordered propagators, and commutation relations. Students are asked to derive and verify various equations and properties of scalar field theories.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    Quantum Field Theory I (HE 395)

    Homework 1

    Due Date: 4 September 2019

    1 Units and Special Relativity

    1. In General Relativity, one often uses the system of units GN = c = 1, where GN is Newton’s

    gravitational constant.

    (a) Work out the system of units in this case.

    (b) What is the mass of the sun in km according to this system?

    2. Prove the following property of Lorentz transformations: Λµρ Λν σ η ρσ = η µν .

    3. Hence prove that Λµν and Λµν are inverse transformations (η µν = diag(+1, −1, −1, −1)).

    2 Real and Complex Scalar Field Theories

    1. The Lagrangian of the real scalar field is given by:

    1 1
    L= (∂µ φ(x))2 − m2 φ2 (x). (1)
    2 2

    (a) Write down the classical Hamiltonian.

    (b) Consider the Fourier expansion of the classical field:

    d3 p h
    Z i
    φ(t, x) = 3
    Ap e−i(ωp t−p·x) + A∗p ei(ωp t−p·x) . (2)
    (2π)

    1
    Here Ap and A∗p are just numbers. By substituting this into the expression for the Hamiltonian

    written above, prove that the time dependence drops out and that the total energy is given by

    d3 p 2
    Z
    H=2 ω |Ap |2 . (3)
    (2π)3 p

    (c) Verify that the total momentum operator is given by

    d3 p
    Z Z
    d3 xT 0i = p a†p ap , (4)
    (2π)3

    where T µν is the energy-momentum tensor.

    (d) Verify that the time-ordered propagator:

    DF (x − y) = θ(x0 − y 0 )h0|φ(x)φ(y)|0i + θ(y 0 − x0 )h0|φ(y)φ(x)|0i, (5)

    is a Green’s function by calculating ( + m2 )DF (x − y).

    2. The complex scalar field has the Lagrangian:

    L = (∂µ φ(x))(∂ µ φ∗ (x)) − m2 φ∗ (x)φ(x)


    1 1 1 1
    = (∂µ ϕ1 (x))2 − m2 ϕ21 (x) + (∂µ ϕ2 (x))2 − m2 ϕ22 (x). (6)
    2 2 2 2

    √
    Here ϕ1 (x) and ϕ2 (x) are real scalar fields and φ, φ∗ = (ϕ1 ± iϕ2 )/ 2.

    √
    (a) From the expressions ap = (a1p + ia2p )/ 2, etc. derived in class, verify the following commu-

    tation relations: (i) [ap , a†q ] = [bp , b†q ] = (2π)3 δ (3) (p − q), (ii) [ap , aq ] = [ap , bq ] = 0.

    (b) Prove that [H, ap ] = −ωp ap and that [H, bp ] = +ωp bp .

    (c) Verify that [Q, H] = 0 where

    d3 p d3 p
    Z Z
    a†p ap − b†p bp ωp a†p ap + b†p bp .
     
    Q= 3
    and H= 3
    (7)
    (2π) (2π)

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy