Connecting String/M Theory to the Electroweak Scale and to LHC Data : Philosophy, Formalism and Examples

ISBN-13: 9783838331737 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 312 str.

Piyush Kumar

Opis

The Standard Model of particle physics explains (almost) all observed non-gravitational microscopic phenomena but has many open theoretical questions. We are on the threshold of unraveling the mysteries of the Standard Model and discovering its extension. This could be achieved in the near future with the help of many experiments in particle physics and cosmology, in particular at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN, Switzerland. Assuming that data confirming the existence of new physics beyond the Standard Model is obtained, one is left with the very important and challenging task of solving the "Inverse Problem" - "How can one deduce the nature of the underlying theory from data?" This work explores this question in detail, and also proposes an approach to address the problem in a meaningful way which could prove crucial to the possible solution to this problem in the future. The methods used and results obtained in this work will hopefully be of great importance in solving the Inverse Problem.

O autorze

Kumar, PiyushDr. Piyush Kumar, Theoretical High-Energy Physicist. Ph.D. fromthe University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA. PostdoctoralResearch Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, CA USA.