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We formulate an effective field theory (EFT) of coupled dark energy (DE) and dark matter (DM) interacting through energy and momentum transfers. In the DE sector, we exploit the EFT of vector-tensor theories with the presence of a preferred…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-24 Katsuki Aoki , Jose Beltrán Jiménez , Masroor C. Pookkillath , Shinji Tsujikawa

The consistency relations in large scale structure relate the lower-order correlation functions with their higher-order counterparts. They are direct outcome of the underlying symmetries of a dynamical system and can be tested using data…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-23 Dipak Munshi , Donough Regan

In this paper, we explore the nonsingular cosmology within the framework of the Effective Field Theory(EFT) of cosmological perturbations. Due to the recently proved no-go theorem, any nonsingular cosmological models based on the cubic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-24 Yong Cai , Youping Wan , Hai-Guang Li , Taotao Qiu , Yun-Song Piao

We present an Effective Field Theory (EFT) formalism which describes the dynamics of non-relativistic extended objects coupled to gravity. The formalism is relevant to understanding the gravitational radiation power spectra emitted by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-05-29 Walter D. Goldberger , Ira Z. Rothstein

We present a framework for discussing the cosmology of dark energy and dark matter based on two scalar degrees of freedom. An effective field theory of cosmological perturbations is employed. A unitary gauge choice renders the dark energy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-01 László Á. Gergely , Shinji Tsujikawa

The convergence of the effective field theory (EFT) approach of Furnstahl, Serot and Tang to the nuclear many-body problem is studied by applying it to selected doubly-magic nuclei far from stability. An independently developed code, which…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Marco A. Huertas

We present a simple introduction to the techniques of effective field theory (EFT) and their application to QCD. For problems with more than one energy scale, the EFT approach is a useful alternative to more traditional model-building…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 U. van Kolck , L. J. Abu-Raddad , D. M. Cardamone

The effective field theory (EFT) for triaxially deformed even-even nuclei is generalized to include the vibrational degrees of freedom. The pertinent Hamiltonian is constructed up to next-to-leading order. The leading order part describes…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-07-04 Q. B. Chen , N. Kaiser , Ulf-G. Meißner , J. Meng

Much of our intuition about Effective Field Theories (EFTs) stems from their formulation in flat spacetime, yet EFTs have become indispensable tools in cosmology, where time-dependent backgrounds are the norm. In this work, we demonstrate…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-09 Carlos Duaso Pueyo , Harry Goodhew , Ciaran McCulloch , Enrico Pajer

Effective Field Theory (EFT) stands as a cornerstone in modern theoretical physics, offering a powerful framework for describing the dynamics of physical systems across a wide range of energy scales. This article provides an in-depth…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-05-15 Waqas Riaz

We investigate the strong coupling problem in modified teleparallel gravity theories using the effective field theory (EFT) approach, demonstrating that it is possible to shift the emergence of new degrees of freedom (DoFs) to lower orders…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-07 Yu-Min Hu , Bi-Chu Li , Yang Yu , Martin Krššák , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Yi-Fu Cai

We present a general perturbative effective field theory (EFT) description of galaxy shape correlations, which are commonly known as intrinsic alignments. This rigorous approach extends current analytical modelling strategies in that it…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-15 Zvonimir Vlah , Nora Elisa Chisari , Fabian Schmidt

Effective field theory (EFT) is generalized to investigate the rotational motion of triaxially deformed even-even nuclei. A Hamiltonian, called the triaxial rotor model (TRM), is obtained up to next-to-leading order (NLO) within the EFT…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-11-22 Q. B. Chen , N. Kaiser , Ulf-G. Meißner , J. Meng

This chapter is a non-expert introduction to the effective field theory of large scale structure. First, we give a detailed pedagogical explanation of why previous attempts to build non-linear cosmological perturbation theory failed. After…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-19 Mikhail M. Ivanov

Effective Field Theory (EFT) provides a powerful framework that exploits a separation of scales in physical systems to perform systematically improvable, model-independent calculations. Particularly interesting are few-body systems with…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 H. -W. Hammer

Effective field theory (EFT) methods for a uniform system of fermions with short-range, natural interactions are extended to include pairing correlations, as part of a program to develop a systematic Kohn-Sham density functional theory…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 R. J. Furnstahl , H. -W. Hammer , S. J. Puglia

The simplest flavor of the Effective Field Theory of Large Scale Structure is based on Newtonian equations and describes the nonlinear matter density and velocity using Einstein-de-Sitter kernels. Even in the presence of massive neutrinos,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-07 Christian Fidler , Julien Lesgourgues , Antonia Mattes , Azadeh Moradinezhad Dizgah , Simon Neuland

We develop a framework for Large Scale Structure (LSS) perturbation theory, that solves the Vlasov-Poisson system of equations for the distribution function in full phase space. This approach relaxes the usual apriori assumption of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-05 Caio Nascimento , Marilena Loverde

Standard perturbation theory (SPT) for large-scale matter inhomogeneities is unsatisfactory for at least three reasons: there is no clear expansion parameter since the density contrast is not small on all scales; it does not fully account…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Enrico Pajer , Matias Zaldarriaga

We present an effective field theory (EFT) for a model-independent description of deformed atomic nuclei. In leading order this approach recovers the well-known results from the collective model by Bohr and Mottelson. When higher-order…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-04-14 T. Papenbrock , H. A. Weidenmüller