Fundaments of Quantum Field Theory and the muon anomalous magnetic moment

• Grant number: 22/02054-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2022
• End date: March 15, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: André Paniago Lessa
• Grantee: Vinícius Zilio Rocca
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In the second half of the 20th-century Quantum Field Theory (QFT) was established as the correct formalism for describing the relativistic quantum realm. This project has as its main goal to study basic concepts of QFT. In addition, the student will apply these concepts for the computation of the muon anomalous magnetic moment in a simple extension of the standard model.