Beyond the Standard Model: Being Precise about the Unknown

Event Date:
2024-03-04T11:00:00
2024-03-04T12:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 318
Speaker:
Sophie Renner
URL:
Zoom link (see meeting info, below)
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Intended Audience:
Faculty
Local Contact:

Christina Zhou (headasst@phas.ubc.ca)

Meeting URL:    https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61716486360?pwd=V3VPdVEweDkrM2JpMi9JR29vMlAxdz09

Meeting ID:        617 1648 6360

Passcode:            358956

Event Information:

Abstract:

The Standard Model of particle physics cannot be the final word on how to understand fundamental particles theoretically. The missing pieces, intriguing patterns and extreme hierarchies of the Standard Model demand explanations, but any new theory must tread a tightrope of increasingly precise measurements. 
 

In this talk I will describe recent work to chart the allowed space of new particles and interactions. By confronting general principles of field theory with the full array of experimental tests, this talk will highlight promising directions to uncover new physics.

Bio:

Sophie Renner is a particle theorist, whose work focuses on possible new particles and interactions beyond those of the Standard Model, and how they may be discovered at experiments. She received her PhD in 2016 from the University of Cambridge, and held postdoctoral research appointments at the University of Mainz, SISSA (Trieste), and CERN. She is currently a lecturer at the University of Glasgow.



 

Add to Calendar 2024-03-04T11:00:00 2024-03-04T12:00:00 Beyond the Standard Model: Being Precise about the Unknown Event Information: Abstract: The Standard Model of particle physics cannot be the final word on how to understand fundamental particles theoretically. The missing pieces, intriguing patterns and extreme hierarchies of the Standard Model demand explanations, but any new theory must tread a tightrope of increasingly precise measurements.   In this talk I will describe recent work to chart the allowed space of new particles and interactions. By confronting general principles of field theory with the full array of experimental tests, this talk will highlight promising directions to uncover new physics. Bio: Sophie Renner is a particle theorist, whose work focuses on possible new particles and interactions beyond those of the Standard Model, and how they may be discovered at experiments. She received her PhD in 2016 from the University of Cambridge, and held postdoctoral research appointments at the University of Mainz, SISSA (Trieste), and CERN. She is currently a lecturer at the University of Glasgow.   Event Location: HENN 318