Effective Field Theories in Particle Physics and Cosmology: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 108, July 2017

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.

Sacha Davidson, CNRS Researcher, Laboratoire del’Univers et des Particules de Montpellier, Paolo Gambino, Professor of theoretical physics, University of Turin, Mikko Laine, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Albert Einstein Center, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Matthias Neubert, Professor ofTheoretical Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Christophe Salomon, Directeur de Recherches au CNRS, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS Paris

Sacha Davidson, CNRS Researcher in Astroparticle Physics, Laboratoire del’Univers et des Particules de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.

Paolo Gambino, Professor of Theoretical Physics, National Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Turin, Torino, Italy.

Mikko Laine, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Albert Einstein Centre, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Matthias Neubert, Director of the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

Christophe Salomon, Research Director at CNRS, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France.