# Introduction to quantum field theory

- Institution: CERN
- Department: CERN Academic Training Lecture
- Speaker: Erik Verlinde
- Year: 1998
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3024125)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In these lectures the basic concepts of quantum field theory are introduced. Topics that will be discussed are: the quantization of fields; Scattering amplitudes and cross sections; Feynman diagrams; Lagrangian field theory; Quantum electrodynamics; Gauge invariance and renormalization..

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## Lectures

1. [Introduction to quantum field theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3024125/ca13d81cc6c3), 1 h 1 min (CERN's player)