PHYS 744 Finite Temperature Field Theory

3 credits · Physics · Graduate Studies · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Tools of finite temperature (relativistic) field theory. Thermodynamics, introducing bosonic and fermionic Euclidean path integrals. Pressure in a free theory, the perturbative expansion, thermal masses, and symmetry restoration. Schwinger-Keldysh contour path integral and its perturbative expansion…

Prerequisite courses: PHYS 610

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