Lecture 1: Classical Field Theories and Principle of Locality

MIT 8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2023 Instructor: Hong Liu View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-323-relativistic-quantum-field-theory-i-spring-2023/ YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61AV6bhf4mB3tCyWQrI_uU5 Principle of locality, concept of classical fields, different types of fields, action principle, classical equations of motion, examples of classical field theories License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.