Category Archives: Homeworks

Homework 4

Posted on 2013/03/21 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, Homework 4 is now available. It will be due on Thursday 4th April. I will not accept homeworks turned in later than Thursday 11th April. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Homework 3

Posted on 2013/03/07 by kiwinerd

Hi guys, It’s time for Homework 3. Please note that you are expected to do problems 1-3. Doing problem 4 is voluntary, because some of you may not be interested in supersymmetry. For those who are interested, problem 4 is … Continue reading →

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HW2 update

Posted on 2013/02/16 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I fielded several questions about the HW2 assignment on Thursday and Friday from various students. (Awesome! I love questions.) Most questions centred on aspects of group theory. Accordingly, I have modified the statement of Question 1 to make … Continue reading →

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Homework 2

Posted on 2013/02/11 by kiwinerd

Hi guys, Homework 2 is due in two weeks, i.e. on Monday 25th February by 11:10am. Note that problems 1-3 are compulsory and 4* is for extra credit (it’s the longest). Attempt as much of it as you have time … Continue reading →

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Sigma two is not sigma squared

Posted on 2013/01/28 by kiwinerd

Hi everybody, Scott has alerted me to a potentially confusing ambiguity in Problem 2 of HW1. In part (a) I asked you to prove an identity involving ψL* and the second Pauli sigma matrix σ2. Please note that sigma superscript two … Continue reading →

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Homework 1

Posted on 2013/01/21 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, Here is your first homework assignment. It is due in two weeks by email as a PDF file. The exact deadline is 11:10am on Monday 4th February. You may hand in up to one week late if you take the … Continue reading →

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