Presentation of Fellows and Focus Groups
Fundamental Physics Prof. Andrzej Buras | Carl von Linde Senior Fellow Dr. Martin Gorbahn | Carl von Linde Junior Fellow
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The Fundamental Physics focus group at the TUM-IAS
for CMS
explores the limitations of the current Standard Model of particle physics in order to arrive at a more powerful theory. As the first results of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN should soon become available, and several high-precision experiments in Europe and Japan either are in operation or will be active in the coming decade, we expect a number of open questions in physics to be answered, setting the future direction of research in fundamental physics. Our focus group will use the experimental data from both LHC and these high-precision experiments, in conjunction with novel theoretical ideas, to construct and test specific scenarios of new physics beyond the Standard Model at very short distance scales. Indeed, particle physics stands on the threshold of a new and exciting era of discovery and we intend to take part actively in these fascinating new developments.