Introduction to effective field theories. 1. Heisenberg-Euler effective theory, decoupling of heavy flavours
Abstract
This is the first part of lectures about effective field theories. Decoupling of heavy-particle loops is considered (heavy leptons in QED, heavy quarks in QCD).
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