The Hierarchy Problem: From the Fundamentals to the Frontiers

Understand

We begin this thesis with an extensive pedagogical introduction aimed at clarifying the foundations of the hierarchy problem.

• After introducing effective field theory, we discuss renormalization at length from a variety of perspectives.
• We focus on conceptual understanding and connections between approaches, while providing a plethora of examples for clarity.
• With that background we can then clearly understand the hierarchy problem, which is reviewed primarily by introducing and refuting common misconceptions thereof.