Course Overview: Non-interacting quantum fields in curved space-time (Lagrangians, coupling to gravity, spinors in curved space-time, global hyperbolicity, Green's functions, canonical quantization, choice of vacuum). Quantum fields in Anti de Sitter space. Quantum fields in an expanding universe. Unruh effect. Casimir effect. Black hole thermodynamics. Hawking radiation. Interacting quantum fields in curved space-time. Effective action, heat kernel and renormalization. Holographic principle.
Lecturer(s):
Prof. Lionel Mason
Prof. Philip Candelas