Soft-collinear effective theory is now applied across a wide range of research areas from jet physics to gravity, from flavor physics to diffraction, from collider correlators to event generation at the LHC and much more. Each area has its own motivations, methods, and open questions, shaping how the tools of SCET are adapted, developed, and applied.
The SCET Panorama Lectures are aimed at students and young researchers already familiar with SCET who would like to broaden their understanding of the field and explore physics topics beyond their own specialisation.
The programme will feature blackboard lectures of approximately three hours each, devoted to individual physics topics.
Each lecture will place SCET within the broader context of the underlying physics problem: why the topic matters, what is currently understood, which questions remain open, and how SCET helps address them.
Technical aspects will be developed within this broader discussion, connecting the effective theory to the physical questions that motivate its use.
The series will also provide space to discuss unresolved issues, the limitations of existing approaches, and promising directions for further work.
By bringing together perspectives from different areas, the Panorama Lectures aim to give participants a broader view of SCET and an entry point into new problems, with particular attention to opportunities for young researchers.
The XXIV Annual Workshop on Soft-Collinear Effective Theory (SCET 2027) will follow this event and take place on 22–25 March still at CERN: https://indico.cern.ch/e/scet2027