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Selected writings

On partial differential equations appearing in mathematical physics and their solution by special functions (hypergeometric functions):

• Cliff P. Burgess, Primer on Partial Differential Equations for Physicists, lecture notes (1990) [pdf, pdf]

On quantum gravity as an effective perturbative quantum field theory:

• Cliff Burgess, Quantum Gravity in Everyday Life: General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory, Living Rev. Rel. 7 5 (2004) [arXiv:gr-qc/0311082, doi:10.12942/lrr-2004-5]

On supergravity phenomenology in relation to dark energy/cosmological constant:

• Y. Aghababaie, Cliff P. Burgess, S.L. Parameswaran, Fernando Quevedo: Towards a Naturally Small Cosmological Constant from Branes in 6D Supergravity, Nucl. Phys. B 680 (2004) 389-414 [arXiv:hep-th/0304256, doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2003.12.015]

On effective field theory:

• Cliff P. Burgess: Introduction to effective field theory, Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 57 (2007) 329-362 [arXiv:hep-th/0701053, doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.56.080805.140508]

On the standard model of particle physics:

• Cliff Burgess, Guy Moore: The Standard Model – A Primer, Cambridge University Press (2011) [doi:10.1017/CBO9780511819698, pdf]

• Cliff P. Burgess: Introduction to effective field theory, Cambridge University Press (2020) [ISBN:9781139048040, ch. 1-6: pdf]

On the phenomenology of supergravity coupled to the (non-supersymmetric) standard model of particle physics:

• Cliff P. Burgess, Fernando Quevedo: Who’s Afraid of the Supersymmetric Dark? The Standard Model vs Low-Energy Supergravity, Fortschr. Physik 70 7-8 (2022) 2200077 [arXiv:2110.13275, doi:10.1002/prop.202200077]

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