Bethe Ansatz, conformal field theory etc



(MW 9:30am -10:50pm, Mayer Hall A 2623) Course Syllabus pdf file

Lecture notes


Elements of Bethe Ansatz
  • Lecture 1 (scanned), (typed) : 2 magons, Bethe Ansatz equation, string states (bound states)
  • Lecture 2 : Many-magon states, factorization of scattering amplitude
  • Lecture 3 : Spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic spin chain, ground state energy, and spinon excitations
  • Lecture 4 : 1D boson with delta interaction - Lieb -Liniger
  • Lecture 5 : 1D fermion with delta interaction - Yang-Baxter
  • Lecture 6 : Quantum Inverse method -- Fadeev
  • Lecture 7 : Nested Bethe Ansatz
  • Lecture 8 : Hubbard model at infinite U -- Ogata-Shiba
  • Lecture 9 : Hubbard model at half filling -- Lieb-Wu


    Elements of Conformal Field Theory
  • Lecture 1 : Conformal invarance
  • Lecture 2 : Correlation functions
  • Lecture 3 : Nother Theorem
  • Lecture 4 : Conformal Ward Identities, central charge
  • Lecture 5 : Free boson (I) -- fundamental
  • Lecture 6 : Free boson (II) OPE
  • Lecture 7 : Primary fieds
  • Lecture 8 : Free fermions

    howework assignment
    HW1: TBA.

    HW2: TBA.

    HW 3: TBA.

  • Mid Term TBA
  • Final Exam TBA,











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