PHYS 576 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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For the reading assignments,
H & M refers to the textbook by Halzen and Martin,
P & S refers to the textbook by Peskin and Schroeder, and
D & G & H refers to the textbook by Donoghue, Golowich, and Holstein.
Note: the Schedule is still under construction and will be updated throughout the semester.
Schwartz
| Week | Date | Lectures | Homework | Readings |
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| 1 |
Wednesday
1/21/2026 |
Lecture 1: |
Symmetries Sec. 3 |
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| 2 |
Monday
1/26/2026 |
Lecture 2: |
Symmetries Sec. 3,4 H & M Ch. 2.8-2.11 |
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Wednesday
1/28/2026 |
Lecture 3: |
Symmetries Sec. 5 |
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| 3 |
Monday
2/02/2026 |
Lecture 4: |
QCD Sec. 4 |
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Wednesday
2/04/2026 |
Lecture 5: |
QCD Sec. 5, pp 20-24 P & S Ch. 17.3 |
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| 4 |
Monday
2/09/2026 |
Lecture 6: |
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QCD Sec. 5, pp 25-30 |
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Wednesday
2/11/2026 |
Lecture 7: |
HW 2 Solutions |
QCD Sec. 6 |
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| 5 |
Monday
2/16/2026 |
Lecture 8: |
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QCD Sec. 6.1 H & M Ch. 9.3 |
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Wednesday
2/18/2026 |
Lecture 9: |
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Schwartz 32.1.3-32.1.4 H & M Ch. 8.5 |
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| 6 |
Monday
2/23/2026 |
Lecture 10: |
Schwartz Ch. 32.2 P & S Ch. 10.2-10.3 |
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Wednesday
2/25/2026 |
Lecture 11: |
Schwartz Ch. 32.2, 30.1.3 |
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| 7 |
Monday
3/02/2026 |
Lecture 12: |
Schwartz Ch. 28.2.1-28.2.4 |
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Wednesday
3/04/2026 |
Lecture 13: Chiral Perturbation Theory |
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| 8 |
Monday
3/09/2026 |
Schwartz P & S |
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Wednesday
3/11/2026 |
Schwartz Ch |
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| 9 |
Monday
3/16/2026 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Wednesday
3/18/2026 |
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| 10 |
Monday
3/23/2026 |
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Schwartz Ch. |
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Wednesday
3/25/2026 |
Schwartz Ch. |
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| 11 |
Monday
3/30/2026 |
Schwartz |
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Wednesday
4/01/2026 |
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Schwartz |
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| 12 | Monday 4/06/2026 |
Lecture 20: |
P & S |
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| Wednesday 4/08/2026 |
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Schwartz P & S |
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| 13 |
Monday
4/13/2026 |
Schwartz |
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Wednesday
4/15/2026 |
Lecture 23 |
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P & S |
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| 14 |
Monday
4/20/2026 |
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Schwartz |
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Wednesday
4/22/2026 |
Schwartz |
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| 15 |
Monday
4/272026 |
Schwartz |
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Wednesday
4/29/2026 |
Lecture 27: |
P & S |
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| 16 |
Monday
5/04/2026 |
Lecture 28: |
Schwartz |
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Wednesday
5/06/2026 |
Lecture 29: | Schwartz | ||
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