Course

Generalized formalism for quantum theory continued

Black holes: Carter-Penrose diagrams, Kerr solution, geodesics, ISCOs and accretion discs

Fermion kinetic terms, Charged and neutral current interactions, Fermion masses

Generalized Formalism for quantum theory (density ops, CP-maps, POVMs, Lindblad eqn.)

Application of Cartan's formalism to spherically symmetric spacetimes

Chiral fermion masses, Standard Model particle content, Higgs mechanism in the SM

Basic Phenomenology: Interference, Mach-Zehnder, Elitzur-Vaidman Bomb, EPR-Bohm, No-Cloning

Covariant derivative: connection, Cartan's structure equations

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism in abelian gauge theory

What is the question? Quantum theory as an operational theory.