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High Energy Physics Seminar

Monday, February 9, 2026
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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The renormalization group for large-scale structure
Henrique Rubira, LMU München, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge,

Major improvements in the theoretical aspects of Cosmology have been possible in recent years due to QFT-inspired methods, such as the effective field theory of large-scale structure (EFTofLSS). In this talk, I will discuss novel two-loop results. I will also explore further connections between high-energy physics and cosmology. I will present a systematic approach to renormalizing the galaxy bias parameters using path integrals and a finite cutoff scale Λ. I will derive the differential equations of the Wilson-Polchinski renormalization group that describe the evolution of the finite-scale bias parameters with Λ, analogous to the β-function running in QFT.

The talk is in 469 Lauritsen.

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