Education

Lecture courses, educational programs and self-study materials on QFT, neutrino and particle physics, and statistical data analysis.

Quantum Field Theory

Textbook for the courses: “Quantum Field Theory for Experimentalists and Beyond” (in Russian) →

Video course · RussianQuantum Field TheoryIntroduction to QFT and QED: from the Dirac equation to the S‑matrix and Wick’s theorems.26 videos · 41 h · notes PDF

Video course · RussianIntroduction to the Standard ModelScattering and decays in QED and electroweak theory, the Higgs mechanism.23 videos · 35 h · notes PDF

Video course · RussianRenormalization in Quantum Field TheoryDimensional regularization, vacuum polarization, g−2, neutral kaons, anomalies.20 videos · 29 h · notes PDF

Mini-course · RussianAccelerated Frames and the Unruh EffectFrom Rindler coordinates to the Unruh effect for scalar and fermion fields.5 lectures

LectureAttraction and Repulsion in QFTScalar QED and wave packets: how QFT encodes attraction and repulsion.1 lecture

In preparation · RussianThe Quantum Field VacuumThe wave functional of a free field, the Gaussian vacuum and white noise.1 lecture

Exam · projectsExamination projects in QFTMini-projects instead of exam questions: theory, calculation, simulation and comparison with experiment.Autumn · 20 projects · spring · 18 projects

FAQQFT FAQConceptual questions: field or particle, is a particle pointlike, does the vacuum boil, what is a virtual particle.9 questions · answers are being added

Statistical Data Analysis

CourseStatistical Data AnalysisFrom probability and likelihood to significance and systematics.15 lectures

Neutrino Physics

Course · RussianIntroduction to Neutrino PhysicsWeak interaction, neutrino mass, oscillations in vacuum and matter.26 lectures

Mini-courseNeutrino Oscillations from Vacuum to the Earth’s CoreVacuum, matter and the Sun, neutrino probes of the Earth’s interior.3 lectures

MasterclassSolar Neutrino MasterclassFluxes, event rates and an oscillation fit to the data.3 lectures

PlannedNeutrino Oscillation Theory in QFTFuture specialized course on quantum-field descriptions of neutrino oscillations.

Particle Physics

Mini-courseParticle Physics: Mini-courseParticles, fields, interactions, gauge invariance and masses.2 lectures

In preparationParticle Physics: Full CourseThe future full course: slides, book, problems and applets.

More courses

In preparation · RussianGravityGeneral relativity as an experimental science.1 lecture

In preparation · RussianLight Propagation in a MediumLight transport in a scattering medium and the optical-module signal.3 lectures

In preparationNumerical Methods for PhysicistsOne lecture, one physics problem; Python with Numba.

Programs

Online program

Neutrino Physics and Astroparticle Physics

Teach-in educational program on neutrino physics and astroparticle physics. The program page and presentation are in Russian.

Program curator

Nadezhda Kuznetsova

Program director

Dmitry Naumov

Contact

fn@teach-in.ru

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