THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Department of Physics Colloquium
Resolving New Physics with Theoretical Study
of QCD and Hadron Structure
Mikhail Gorshteyn
University of Mainz
Light muonic atoms @ PSI
Standard Model of particle physics has been overwhelmingly successful in
describing phenomena in nuclear and particle physics. However, there are strong
indications that Standard Model is incomplete, and searches for New Physics
embrace astrophysics, collider experiments and precision tests at low energies.
The latter field consists in very precise measurements in atomic, nuclear,
hadronic and neutrino physics and in comparing them to theoretical predictions
from Standard Model. Targets and detectors in these low-energy experiments are
made of protons and neutrons whose structure is described by Quantum
Chromodynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions. Understanding it in
detail is necessary for advancing our knowledge of Standard Model and providing
theory support to low-energy searches. On the example of light muonic atoms,
parity-violating electron scattering and processes involving neutrinos I review
the joined effort embracing theory and phenomenology of strong interaction and
searches for Standard Model extensions at low energy.
TIME: 4:00-5:00 pm, Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
PLACE: Corcoran Hall 101, GWU
725 21st Street, N.W. (Between H and G Streets)