Mathematics for aspiring physicists

IAP 2021

Lecture 9

3.1 From particles to fields

3.1.1 Continuum limit

 

3.1.2 Functional derivatives

3.1.3   The gradient expansion

3.1.4   Partial differential equations (PDEs)

3.1.5   Initial conditions, Boundary conditions

Recap  

(Combined notes for lecture 9)

Exercises:  

MathPhys lec9 - last update 1/1/21 by M. Kardar