Effective Field Theory

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Example Effective Field Theories derived from Quantum Field Theory. (Image by Iain Stewart)

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MIT Course Number

8.851

As Taught In

Spring 2013

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Effective field theory is a fundamental framework to describe physical systems with quantum field theory. Part I of this course covers common tools used in effective theories. Part II is an in depth study of the Soft-Collinear Effective Theory (SCET), an effective theory for hard interactions in collider physics.

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Iain Stewart. 8.851 Effective Field Theory. Spring 2013. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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