Propagators

Quantum Field Theory · Part 2

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.4.1 Why Do We Need Propagators?
  2. 2.4.2 The Feynman Propagator
  3. 3.4.3 Explicit Form in Position Space
  4. 4.4.4 Momentum Space Propagator
  5. 5.4.5 Green's Function Interpretation
  6. 6.4.6 Other Types of Propagators
  7. 7.4.7 Causality and Spacelike Separation
  8. 8.4.8 Connection to Feynman Diagrams
  9. 9.Practice Problems
  10. 10.Building Blocks of Feynman Diagrams

Key Equations

$$\langle f | \hat{S} | i \rangle$$
$$D_F(x-y) = \int \frac{d^3k}{(2\pi)^3} \frac{1}{2\omega_k} \left[ \theta(t_x - t_y) e^{-ik \cdot (x-y)} + \theta(t_y - t_x) e^{ik \cdot (x-y)} \right]$$
$$(\Box + m^2) D_F(x-y) = -i\delta^4(x-y)$$
$$D_A(x-y) = -\theta(t_y - t_x) \langle 0 | [\hat{\phi}(x), \hat{\phi}(y)] | 0 \rangle$$

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Course Context

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