Currently Reading

texts that I'm working through

Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by Anthony Zee

Gauge Theory, Knots, and Gravity by John Baez and Javier P. Muniain

Gauge Theory and Variational Principles by David Bleecker

Learning about differential forms has been a huge boon to my understanding of general relativity, which has mostly been conducted via analogy to electromagnetism. However, general relativity is not electromagnetism, and understanding why these two theories have the similarities and differences that the do has led me to learning more about gauge theory in general, in particular Yang-Mills theory. Two leads that I am following in order to bolster my familiarity with gauge theory is quantum field theory and bundle theory. Both of these avenues have much to teach me, and my hope is that the diagrams that I have seen illuminate so much of electromagnetic theory can be brought to into a context where the gauge group is nonabelian. My first goal is to revisit calculations in quantum electrodynamics and see where, if anywhere, these depictions of differential forms can be applied. At the same time, I am trying to familiarize myself with SU(2) and possible ways it may be depicted in a classical field theory context.

At the moment, I am reading part II of GFKG. Then I will return to Zee to complete Chapter 1, after which I will start Chapter 0 of Bleeker.

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---
layout: page
title: project
description: a project with a background image
img: /assets/img/12.jpg
---
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</div>