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heavy quark effective theory: a standalone construct

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an effective field theory expanding QCD in inverse powers of the heavy quark mass, making heavy flavor and spin symmetries manifest.

In particle physics, heavy quark effective theory refers to an effective field theory expanding QCD in inverse powers of the heavy quark mass, making heavy flavor and spin symmetries manifest. This meaning comes from Georgi (1990) in Physics Letters B.[1]

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References

Georgi, H. (1990). An effective field theory for heavy quarks at low energies. Physics Letters B, 240(3-4), 447-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(90)91128-x

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