Effective theories in physics. From planetary orbits to elementary particle masses.
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Effective theories in physics. From planetary orbits to elementary particle masses.
zbMATH Open document ID: 1267.81004
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34892-1
author: James D. Wells
published in: SpringerBriefs in Physics
publication date: 2012-12-27T00:00:00Z
review text: In this book the author discusses various aspects of effective theories in physics. He starts with a discussion of the ubiquitous harmonic oscillator as a toy model. In a second part is presented an effective interpretation of anomalous behaviour of planet trajectories in classical gravitation. Chapter 3 explores the predilection domain of Effective theory: the determination of elementary particle masses in chiral gauge theories. The book closes on a more informal discussion about the general implications of effective theories in physics, focusing however on high-energy physics.
reviewed by: Bernard Ducomet
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81-01
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81P05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81Vxx
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 00A79
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 70M20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 82C35
zbMATH DE Number: 6118249
zbMATH Keywords: effective theory
zbMATH Keywords: Green function
zbMATH Keywords: Matsubara
zbMATH Keywords: nonequilibrium
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34892-1
OpenAlex ID: W2500841100
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6118249