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Effective Field Theory

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States8.851
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2013English
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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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