Effective Field Theories

Effective Field Theories
Author: Alexey A Petrov
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2015-11-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814434949

This book is a broad-based text intended to help the growing student body interested in constructing and applying methods of effective field theory to solve problems in their research. It begins with a review of using symmetries to identify the relevant degrees of freedom in a problem, and then presents a variety of methods that can be used to construct various effective theories. A detailed discussion of canonical applications of effective field theory techniques with increasing complexity is given, including Fermi's weak interaction, heavy-quark effective theory, and soft-collinear effective theory. Applications of these techniques to study physics beyond the standard model, dark matter, and quantum and classical gravity are explored. Although most examples come from questions in high-energy physics, many of the methods can also be applied in condensed-matter settings. Appendices include various factoids from group theory and other topics that are used throughout the text, in an attempt to make the book self-contained.

Effective Field Theory in Particle Physics and Cosmology

Effective Field Theory in Particle Physics and Cosmology
Author: Sacha Davidson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-04-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0192597760

The topic of the CVIII session of the Ecole de Physique des Houches, held in July 2017, was Effective Field Theory in Particle Physics and Cosmology. Effective Field Theory (EFT) is a general method for describing quantum systems with multiple length scales in a tractable fashion. It allows to perform precise calculations in established models (such as the Standard Models of particle physics and cosmology), as well as to concisely parametrise possible effects from physics beyond the Standard Models. The goal of this school was to offer a broad introduction to the foundations and modern applications of Effective Field Theory in many of its incarnations. This is all the more important as there are preciously few textbooks covering the subject, none of them in a complete way. In this book, the lecturers present the concepts in a pedagogical way so that readers can adapt some of the latest developments to their own problems. The chapters cover almost all the lectures given at the school and will serve as an introduction to the topic and as a reference manual to students and researchers.

Introduction to Effective Field Theory

Introduction to Effective Field Theory
Author: C. P. Burgess
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108915892

Using examples from across the sub-disciplines of physics, this introduction shows why effective field theories are the language in which physical laws are written. The tools of effective field theory are demonstrated using worked examples from areas including particle, nuclear, atomic, condensed matter and gravitational physics. To bring the subject within reach of scientists with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, there are clear physical explanations, rigorous derivations, and extensive appendices on background material, such as quantum field theory. Starting from undergraduate-level quantum mechanics, the book gets to state-of-the-art calculations using both relativistic and nonrelativistic few-body and many-body examples, and numerous end-of-chapter problems derive classic results not covered in the main text. Graduate students and researchers in particle physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, string theory, and mathematical physics more generally, will find this book ideal for both self-study and for organized courses on effective field theory.

Introduction to the Standard Model

Introduction to the Standard Model
Author: Stuart Raby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108494196

Develops a practical understanding of the theoretical concepts required to understand the Standard Model for a two-semester graduate course.

Effective Field Theories Of The Standard Model - Proceedings Of The Workshop

Effective Field Theories Of The Standard Model - Proceedings Of The Workshop
Author: Ulf-g Meissner
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 418
Release: 1992-04-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9814554804

Contents:Classical Structures in the Electroweak Theory (J Baacke)The Anomalous Effective Action of QCD (J Bijnens)Nonlocal Effective Field Theory (H Georgi)ππ and πK Scattering in Chiral Perturbation Theory (N Kaiser)The Generalized Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Mechanism and the Standard Model (J Kuti)Restoration of Chiral Symmetry (H Leutwyler)Photo-Nucleon Processes in Chiral Perturbation Theory (U-G Meiβner)The Confinement and Localization of Quarks (J Polonyi)Effective Lagrangians and the Proton Matrix Element of the Axial Singlet Current (J Schechter et al.)Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory (E Jenkins & A V Manohar)Light Quark Masses Beyond Leading Order (D Wyler)Top Quark Condensate (K Yamawaki)and other papers Readership: High energy physicists. keywords:

Introduction to Conformal Field Theory

Introduction to Conformal Field Theory
Author: Ralph Blumenhagen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2009-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642004504

Based on class-tested notes, this text offers an introduction to Conformal Field Theory with a special emphasis on computational techniques of relevance for String Theory. It introduces Conformal Field Theory at a basic level, Kac-Moody algebras, one-loop partition functions, Superconformal Field Theories, Gepner Models and Boundary Conformal Field Theory. Eventually, the concept of orientifold constructions is explained in detail for the example of the bosonic string. In providing many detailed CFT calculations, this book is ideal for students and scientists intending to become acquainted with CFT techniques relevant for string theory but also for students and non-specialists from related fields.