The Electroweak Phase Transition: Theory Meets Experiment

by Prof. Michael Ramsey-Musolf (TDLI)

Tuesday 13 Oct 2020, 10:00 → 11:00 Asia/Shanghai

Tsung-Dao Lee library/Fourth Floor-410 - 410# Meeting Room (Tsung-Dao Lee Library)

Abstract:

Delineating the thermal history of electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) is a compelling challenge for particle physics and cosmology. While EWSB in the Standard Model occurs through a smooth crossover transition, well-motivated Standard Model extensions may yield a first order electroweak phase transition (EWPT). The occurrence of a first order EWPT would have significant implications for baryogenesis and generation of gravitational radiation. In this talk, I present simple, generic arguments implying that the LHC -- plus a combination of next generation colliders -- could provide a comprehensive probe of the first order EWPT landscape. I also present recent advances in non-perturbative EWPT studies and their implications for collider phenomenology. 

Biography: 

http://tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/EN/people/middle/46?type=CHAIR_PROFESSOR

Online Meeting Room:  https://zoom.com.cn/j/97932018677

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MJRM TDLI-INPAC Seminar October 20 Final.pdf