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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