Chapter 4. QED

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Lecture 4.1: Free Wave Equation (05:38)

Lecture 4.1: Free Wave Equation (05:38)

Lecture 4.2: Dirac Equation Solutions (06:04)

Lecture 4.2: Dirac Equation Solutions (06:04)

Lecture 4.3: Antiparticles (03:04)

Lecture 4.3: Antiparticles (03:04)

Lecture 4.4: Photon (07:47)

Lecture 4.4: Photon (07:47)

Lecture 4.5: Feynman Rules for QED (05:51)

Lecture 4.5: Feynman Rules for QED (05:51)

Lecture 4.6: Examples (04:22)

Lecture 4.6: Examples (04:22)

Lecture 4.7: Casimir's Trick (10:24)

Lecture 4.7: Casimir's Trick (10:24)

Lecture 4.8: Cross Sections (06:50)

Lecture 4.8: Cross Sections (06:50)

Lecture 4.9: Renormalization and Higher-Order QED Diagrams (04:43)

Lecture 4.9: Renormalization and Higher-Order QED Diagrams (04:43)

Lecture 4.10: Noether's Theorem (05:22)

Lecture 4.10: Noether's Theorem (05:22)

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