Physics 897T - ST- Topics in Gauge Theory

This course will explore the quantum dynamics of (mainly four-dimensional) gauge theories, beginning with Maxwell theory, then Yang-Mills theory, asymptotic freedom, confinement, anomalies, instantons, chiral symmetry breaking, etc.. Supersymmetry will be introduced as an important tool to understand non-perturbative dynamics and used to study holomorphy, Seiberg duality and other exact results as time allows.