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Unification of the Forces: Why do we have so many different interactions? It is appealing to imagine that the SM forces could unify into a single Grand Unified Theory (GUT). We could imagine that at very high energy scales gravity also becomes part of a unified description of nature. There is no doubt that the SM is incomplete since we cannot even account for a number of basic observations: Neutrino Physics: Only recently it has been possible to have some definite answers about properties of neutrinos. We now know that they have a tiny mass, which can be naturally accommodated in extensions of the SM, featuring for example a “see-saw” mechanism. We do not yet know if the neutrinos have a Dirac or a Majorana nature. Origin of Bright and Dark Mass: Leptons, quarks and the gauge bosons mediating the weak interactions possess a rest mass. Within the SM this mass can be accounted for by the Higgs mechanism, which constitutes the electroweak symmetry breaking sector of the SM. However, the associated Higgs particle has not yet been discovered. Besides, the SM cannot account for the observed large fraction of “dark” mass of the universe. What is interesting is that in the universe the dark matter is about five times more abundant than the known baryonic matter, i.e. “bright” matter. We do not know why the ratio of dark to bright matter is of order unity. Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry: From our everyday experience we know that there is very little “bright” antimatter in the universe. The SM fails to predict the observed excess of matter. These arguments imply that the SM must be extended or amended to answer the questions raised above. Several extensions have appeared in the literature but two stand out in the quest for a more fundamental theory at the Fermi scale: Technicolor and Supersymmetry. We aim at using and developing analytic and numerical (lattice) approaches to study the nonperturbative properties of these theories. Using the knowledge of the gauge dynamics acquired we will also make predictions for collider physics and cosmology. CP³-Black book 3
Organization The Centre for Particle Physics Phenomenology – CP³-Origins has been established by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) and opened on the 1st of September 2009 at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. CP³-Origins is initially funded by the DNRF for a duration of five years and will then be evaluated for a possible extension of five more years. The centre is also supported from other sources, including the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Villum Kann Rasmussen Foundation, the European Commission, Nordforsk, and the Danish Centre for Super Computing. We will employ a chess-like strategy where every individual piece (postdocs, student and staff-member) plays a fundamental role while functioning together towards the successful common goal. The key to becoming a better player in chess is to never get stuck on one level of play. We continually add to our game by learning and trying new strategies. The centre is located at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), and has long-term visitors affiliated with other institutions worldwide. The following are the members. Faculty Stanley J. Brodsky Professor (19.3 - 30.6.2010) Dennis D. Dietrich Rolf Fagerberg Assistant Professor Associate Professor Paul Hoyer Professor (1.1 - 31.5.2010) Arne Lykke Larsen Associate Professor Isabella Masina Niels Kjær Nielsen Adjunct Professor Docent Claudio Pica Assistant Professor (Since 15.2.2010 ) Francesco Sannino Professor, Director Joseph Schechter Professor (15.8 - 31.12.2009) Martin Svensson Andrew Swann Kimmo Tuominen Roman Zwicky Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Adjunct Professor CP³-Black book 4
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Page 6 and 7: The Revolutions to Come Mankind’s
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Page 34 and 35: Personnel Overview 01.09-31.12.2009
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