High Energy Theory Group
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| The Large Hadron Collider at CERN will discover how elementary particles get their mass. One possibility is the Higgs mechanism, which predicts a yet undiscovered particle, the Higgs boson. The image above, by L. Taylor and taken from a CERN website, is of a simulated event in which the supposed Higgs boson decays to four muons. |
Faculty
- Christopher D. Carone (PhD Harvard, 1994)
- Marc Sher (PhD Colorado, 1980)
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Joshua Erlich (PhD MIT, 1999)
Research
Our research in high energy theory focuses on physics beyond the standard model and its experimental consequences. Recent research topics include:
- Electroweak symmetry breaking
- Extra dimensions
- Noncommutative spacetime
- Lorentz violation
- Supersymmetry and unified theories
- Higgs physics
- String theory applied to Quantum Chromodynamics
- Particle physics applications of cosmology
For recent publications, click here
For information on Emeritus theorists, see the departmental home page.
Students
Graduate:
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Erin DePree (Sher)
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Brian Glover (Erlich)
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Reinard Primulando (Carone)
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Jong Anly Tan (Erlich)
Undergraduate:
- Lukas Osborn (Erlich)
- Ashwin Rastogi (Carone)
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