Lecturers: Dr Bryan W Roberts (b.w.roberts@lse.ac.uk) and Dr Jeremy Butterfield (jb56@cam.ac.uk)
| Wk | Date | Topic | Handout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jan 2020 | Continuous quantum theory, Superselection, and all that | Jeremy's Jordan handout part 1 and part 2; looking ahead: quantisation part 1 and part 2 |
| 2 | 28 Jan 2020 | Continuous quantum theory, Superselection, and all that, Part II | Finishing last week's Jordan handout, then Jeremy's Quantisation handout. Bonus: a glimpse of the infinite to come, plus Landsman (2019) Quantum theory and functional analysis, and Vogan (1997) Review of "Lectures on the Orbit Method" by A. A. Kirillov. |
| 3 | 04 Feb 2020 | Spacelike correlations in algebraic quantum field theory | Jeremy's Spacelike Correlations handout, plus Quantization of Finite Systems. Bonus: Landsman on Haag's local quantum physics and on the Bohr-Einstein debate |
| 4 | 11 Feb 2020 | Complexification and spacelike correlations | Updated Quantization of Finite Systems handout and Spacelike Correlations |
| 5 | 18 Feb 2020 | Complex structures and Unruh Effect preludes | Jeremy Handout on Quantization (Updated) |
| 6 | 25 Feb 2020 | The Unruh Effect in classical and quantum field theory | Jeremy's notes on Earman on Unruh, based on Earman 2011, and Bryan's lecture handout on the Unruh effect. |
| 7 | 03 Mar 2020 | `Is' a particle an irreducible representation of the Poincaré group? | Adam Caulton's slides |
| 8 | 10 Mar 2020 | Part I: How is spontaneous symmetry breaking possible? And Part II: Time-energy uncertainty does not create virtual particles. | Bryan's handout on ssb and Jeremy's handout on virtual particles |
| Wk | Date | Topic | Handout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Oct | Classical physics I: Time and Forces | Bryan - Handout 1 Jeremy - Handout |
| 2 | 22 Oct | Classical physics II: Time, Lagrangian mechanics, and Ostrogradsky's Ghost | Bryan - Handout 2 Jeremy - Handout |
| 3 | 29 Oct | Classical physics III: Time, Time observables, and Hamiltonian mechanics | Bryan - Jauch's Theorem - Time observables - Handout 3 Jeremy - Handout |
| 4 | 5 Nov | Time in Quantum Theory: Time-Energy Uncertainty and the Montevideo Interpretation | Jeremy - Handout |
| 5 | 12 Nov | Time and the Cornerstones of Quantum Theory | Jeremy - Handout Bryan - Handout 5 |
| 6 | 19 Nov | Quantum Cornerstones and More: Jordan until Stone | Jeremy Handout |
| 7 | 26 Oct | Quantum Cornerstones Extended to POVMS, and Jordan | Bryan Handout |
| 8 | 03 Dec | Geometric quantum mechanics | Bryan Handout |