Example Effective Field Theories derived from Quantum Field Theory. (Image by Iain Stewart)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Iain Stewart
MIT Course Number
8.851
As Taught In
Spring 2013
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
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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