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TH Institute on "Neutral Naturalness"
The TH Institute on "Neutral Naturalness", focussing on theories which aim to address the hierarchy problem and feature color-neutral top partner fields was held at CERN/TH from 23 to 26 April 2015. The systematic study of "…
Read more2015 TH Winter School
The 2015 CERN Winter School on Supergravity, Strings, and Gauge Theory took place, from Monday, February 2 to Friday, February 6, at CERN. It was organized by J. Drummond, K. Papadodimas, B. Pioline of the CERN Theory Division and sponsored by the…
Read moreTH group looks forward to 2015
In 2014, the CERN Theory Unit has continued to play a leading role as a reference center in all areas of theoretical particle physics. Its research covers a wide spectrum ranging from Standard Model physics directly related to the LHC, to formal…
Read moreUnderstanding the Early Universe TH Institute: 6-16 January 2015
Our understanding of the early Universe has greatly increased in the past few years due to the high-quality observational data on the cosmic microwave background and large scale structure. The unprecedented precision of the Planck results enabled…
Read moreUpcoming TH institutes
In the following months, two TH Institutes will be organized: the CERN-CKC TH Institute on Numerical Holography, from 8 to 18 December, and Understanding the Early Universe, from 6 to 16 January. The CERN-CKC TH Institute on Numerical Holography…
Read morePublic lecture: "The Long Road to the LHC"
Public lecture: "The Long Road to the LHC" by Prof. Lyn Evans, Dr Daniel Treille and Prof. Peter Jenni. Lecture by Lyn Evans The key to the discovery of the Higgs boson has been the development of particle accelerators at CERN through the years. I…
Read moreDiscussing the FCC plans with Michelangelo Mangano
The FCC Kick-off meeting took place in Geneva earlier in February as a response to one of the directions emphasized by the European Strategy for Particle Physics. But is it the right time to start exploring this direction? Michelangelo Mangano says…
Read more2014 CERN TH Winter School
CERN’s Winter School on Supergravity, Strings, and Gauge Theory is the analytic continuation of the yearly training school of the former EC-RTN string network "Constituents, Fundamental Forces and Symmetries of the Universe". The 2014 edition of the…
Read moreTH retreat
The meeting offered the chance to those working within the group to get an overview of the ongoing research activities, find out more about the recent results and exchange ideas in a stimulating environment. Moreover, it helped the members of the…
Read moreWorkshop: Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with Planck
Over the next two weeks, the Theory Unit will host a workshop in "Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with Planck" from 17 to 28 June. During the workshop implications of the first cosmology results from Planck will be discussed following…
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