Speaker

Prof. Carlos Wagner, University of Chicago

Abstract

The discovery of the Higgs boson in July 2012 was the highlight of an incredible journey in High Energy Physics. The Higgs field was postulated as the minimal addition to the Standard Model fermion and gauge boson field content, allowing masses to all known fundamental particles in a gauge invariant way. The scale of these masses is given by the Higgs field vacuum expectation value and the hierarchy of masses is dictated by the couplings of these particles to the Higgs boson. […] I will discuss these questions, the efforts to go beyond the SM picture and the relevant experimental program designed to study the properties of this fascinating particle.

Logistics

• Room: HP 4351
• Coffee: 2:30 PM (in the seminar room)
• Graduate students: Attendance expected
• Zoom: Meeting ID: 938 8879 4115 • Passcode: 026305