PHYSICS 230C · PHYS 230CQuantum Field Theory
Physics · 6 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Quantization of non-Abelian gauge theories. Topics include functional integral quantization of Yang-Mills fields, Faddeev-Popov ghosts, perturbative expansion of non-Abelian gauge theories and Feynman rules, background field method, one-loop renormalization of Yang-Mills theory, asymptotic freedom, global internal symmetries, Ward identities, non-linear realizations, Higgs mechanism, anomalies in non-Abelian gauge theories.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 230B.
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PHYSICS 230C
- PHYSICS 230BQuantum Field Theory
- PHYSICS 230AQuantum Field Theory
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PHYSICS 230C
- PHYSICS 226DBeyond the Standard Model
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