The phrase "a basic theory of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing or discussing a fundamental concept or framework related to a specific subject or field of study.
Example: "In her research, she proposed a basic theory of social behavior that challenges existing paradigms."
Alternatives: "a fundamental theory of" or "a foundational theory of".
A basic theory of thermoelectricity was finally formulated during the early 1900s, though no functional generators were developed until much later.
By the time DeCarrone opened her own tiny coffeehouse, in 1991, she'd developed a basic theory of caffeine as community: A coffee shop should be small ("the size of a nice closet"), so that people can eavesdrop guiltlessly.
A basic theory of organization design is balancing the information-processing capacity of the organization with the information-processing demand (Galbraith 1973, 1974).
The primary purpose of this review is to provide a basic theory of RF coil designs and their characterization by bench measurements, electromagnetic field simulations and MR measurements.
In this paper, a basic theory of imbibition is first introduced and then the influences of contact area, matrix permeability, oil viscosity, water injection rate, temperature of the injected fluid and wettability of the core on the dynamic imbibition are all investigated by laboratory experiments.
In this paper we measured intermodulation response near one resonance and analyzed the data within the context of a basic theory of a nonlinear system with only two degrees of freedom, i.e. one oscillator equation describing one eigenmode of the transmission line [9].
The Muqaddimah also states in chapter 6: In his Akhlaq-i-Nasri, Tusi put forward a basic theory for the evolution of species almost 600 years before Charles Darwin, the English naturalist credited with advancing the idea, was born.
This paper ends with the 'Methods' section which offers a review on basic theory of the suggested method.
This is a presentation of 'the basic theory of natural selection' that makes no reference to natural selection at all!
The content of the two courses was the same: a review of the basic theory of the different types of calculations, followed by examples and exercises.
Along with a brief introduction to the basic theory of anisotropic elasticity and a guide to the functions provided by the toolkit, three example applications are discussed.
