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Exam questions: theory

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  1. What are the bases of the canonical quantization of a classical field theory?
  2. What is second quantization for bosons and fermions?
  3. How does one quantize a complex scalar field?
  4. What is a spinor, and how are the spinors connected to the Lorentz group?
  5. How is the Dirac Lagrangian built?
  6. How is causality defined in quantum field theory? How is it achieved?
  7. What are the Green functions of quantum field theory?
  8. Explain the Gupta-Bleuler quantization procedure for a gauge field.
  9. Explain how to quantize a Dirac field.
  10. Define the S matrix and explain its relation to cross sections.
  11. What are the Feynman rules for quantum electrodynamics?
  12. Enunciate and demonstrate Wick's theorem.
  13. Using Wick's theorem, calculate the expression of the electron-muon elastic scattering amplitude.

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