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The Revolutions to Come
Mankind’s greatest achievements have come from the curiosity to know how the world works.
Everything we see and even things we do not see are combinations of a handful of elementary
particles. We live in a particle universe. Imminent explorations of the innermost structure of
nature will soon lead to unprecedented heights in scientific discovery, invention and technological
advancement. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
at CERN is the most ambitious scientific experiment in
the world and will set the agenda for particle physics
for, at least, the next decade. It will accelerate two beams
of protons in opposite directions around a 27km underground
tunnel, until they reach almost the speed of
light. The particles will then be collided creating energies
higher than ever before.
We aim to exploit experimental results, supercomputers
and our theoretical expertise to make the next big leap in
particle physics:
Uncovering the Origin of Mass of all elementary particles.
We will also contribute in other equally relevant quests: understanding the phase diagram of
strongly interacting theories and the origin of bright and dark matter in the universe.
Our current understanding of nature fails to explain the origin of dark matter or why matter
dominates over antimatter, i.e. why there is something rather than nothing in the universe. The
origin of mass problem is intimately connected to these fundamental questions, making it a central
problem in physics.
To achieve our overarching goals we will :
Dark Energy
74%
Atoms
4%
Dark Matter
22%
Unite the most relevant strategic areas of research in particle physics phenomenology from
model building to flavour physics and strong interactions.
Gather experts with complementary abilities and provide a competitive and vibrant scientific
environment.
Use the modern theoretical means for describing and understanding experimental results as
well as making sensible phenomenological predictions.
Construct original and scientifically sound extensions of the Standard Model and test them
against experimental results.
Develop novel tools of direct relevance to the LHC physics and more generally to understand
complex dynamics.
Use our relations with leading international centres of excellence and universities possessing
complementary skills and scientific knowledge.
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