====== TTP09-21 Introduction to effective field theories. 1. Heisenberg-Euler effective theory, decoupling of heavy flavours ====== 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). |**Andrey Grozin** | |** Lectures given at Conference ** | | {{preprints:2009:ttp09-21.pdf|PDF}} {{preprints:2009:ttp09-21.ps|PostScript}} [[http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.4392|arXiv]] | | |