Propagators
Quantum Field Theory ยท Part 2
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Table of Contents
- 1.4.1 Why Do We Need Propagators?
- 2.4.2 The Feynman Propagator
- 3.4.3 Explicit Form in Position Space
- 4.4.4 Momentum Space Propagator
- 5.4.5 Green's Function Interpretation
- 6.4.6 Other Types of Propagators
- 7.4.7 Causality and Spacelike Separation
- 8.4.8 Connection to Feynman Diagrams
- 9.Practice Problems
- 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
This PDF is part of the Quantum Field Theory course on CoursesHub.World. Free online course in Quantum Field Theory (QFT). 8 parts covering classical field theory, canonical quantization, path integrals, QED, non-Abelian gauge theories, renormalization, the Standard Model,...
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