| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Physics Program |
| Lecture Code |
WSB18000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
熱場の量子論 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ネツバノリョウシロン |
Subject Name in
English |
Thermal quantum field theory |
| Instructor |
ISHIKAWA KENICHI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
イシカワ ケンイチ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds5-8：SCI B305 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand) |
| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Physics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Thermal quantum field theory, Path integral, Quark-Gluon Plasma, Phase transition |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The students will learn basics on finite temperature quantum field theory. |
| Class Schedule |
Lessons 1-2 : Quantum statistical mechanics, micro canonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles
Lessons 3-4 : Grand canonical ensemble, particle statistics, Boson and Fermion
Lessons 5-6 : Path integral formulation
Lessons 7-9 : Relativistic quantum field theory and thermal/statistical mechanics, Bose-Einstein condensate
Lessons 10-13 : Interacting theory and Feynman diagrams, Bose-Einstein condensate, Spontaneous symmetry breaking and restoration
Lesson 14-15 : Quantum Chromodynamics, Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking
Assignments will be given for each subject. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Finite-temperature field theory, J.Kapusta, Cambridge
Quark-Gluon Plasma, Yagi, Hatsuda and Miyake, Cambridge |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams |
| (More Details) |
writing on the blackboard |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Small assignment will be given in each lecture. The students need to submit their answers to it. I recommend to read the textbooks. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
report (80 %), usual performance score (20 %) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |