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Lecture 7: Interacting Theories and S-Matrix

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MIT 8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2023Instructor: Hong LiuUploaded 12-02-24View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-323-relativistic-quantum-field-theory-i-spring-2023/YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61AV6bhf4mB3tCyWQrI_uU5Introducing interactions, scattering processes as probes of interactions, concept of S-matrix and its definition, scattering amplitude, properties of S-matrix, LSZ theorem which relates scattering amplitudes to correlation functions License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at https://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at https://ocw.mit.eduWe encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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