Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. (2022) 231: 1223-1228
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00445-5

Review

Introduction to composite models

Theoretical models and experimental ramifications

¹ Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I), UMR5822, CNRS/IN2P3, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
² University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69001, Lyon, France
³ School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, 562125, Bangalore, India

^a g.cacciapaglia@ipnl.in2p3.fr

Received: 21 October 2021
Accepted: 13 January 2022
Published online: 7 March 2022

Abstract

We introduce composite Higgs models for this special issue. In particular, we give an overview of the use of effective field theory approaches, fundamental dynamics and conformal ones.