John Harland leads the Math 4 Wisdom study group for
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Topics to study
John's notes from his presentations
- 2024.01.16 Dynamics with Noise
- 2024.03.07 Mathematical Framework for Quantum Mechanics (needed to describe the Spreading of Wavefunction in Free Space)
Richard Feynman on the Schroedinger equation
- Chapter III.13 Propagation in a Crystal Lattice
- Chapter III.16 The Dependence of Amplitudes on Position
Books
- Costa, Fogli. Symmetries and Group Theory in Particle Physics: An Introduction to Space-Time and Internal Symmetries
- Matthew Robinson. Symmetry and the Standard Model: Mathematics and Particle Physics
Papers
On May 27, 2024, Thomas Gajdosik gave John and Andrius a 5 hour overview of quantum field theory. Andrius recorded a about 3.5 hours and will publish it in parts.
- 24 min Andrius's and John's interests. Maximizing entropy. Vaccuum vs. Quantum fields
- 34 min An example of a scalar quantum field.
- 26 min Inputs and outputs
- 24 min Propagators
- 16 min Perturbation theory
- 32 min Feynman diagrams, coupling constants
- 26 min Dealing with infinity
- 17 min Relating the Lagrangian and the Feynman diagrams
- 15 min Renormalization group