This three-day workshop will devote one full day to each of the three main frameworks
(Self-Force, Effective-One-Body and Effective Field Theory) with three type of sessions:
• Plenary Talks: Delivered by senior experts, providing an overview of the approach, its
history, strengths, and current challenges—especially those that might benefit from
dialogue with other methods;
• Pedagogical Lectures: first a theoretical introduction to the key concepts, notation,
and logic of the framework, followed by a practical session, which is aimed at
demonstrating how to compute a simple observable using available software or
symbolic tools;
• Early Career Scientist Presentations: 30 minutes talks by junior researchers (PhD
students and junior postdocs) showing how they have used the techniques described
in the lectures to obtain novel results.
Throughout the lectures, a central objective will be to illustrate, within each formalism, the computation of the radiated flux, guiding participants step by step through the derivation
and evaluation of this key observable.
The Workshop will also allot a considerable amount of time to Q&A sessions. This time
will have a crucial importance, given the pedagogical nature of the Workshop. To
encourage active participation, especially from younger researchers who may feel
uncomfortable asking questions in public, a shared Google document where attendees
can submit questions related to the day’s lectures.
