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Welcome
The Collaborative Research Center Particle Physics Phenomenology after the Higgs Discovery is a joint venture of theoretical particle physicists from the 
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 
RWTH Aachen University, the 
University of Siegen, and 
Heidelberg University. It is supported by the German Research Foundation
(DFG).
Particle physics has long established itself as an important research discipline focused on understanding nature at a fundamental level. The current knowledge is summarized in a theory called the Standard Model of particle physics that describes strong and electroweak interactions. The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 formally completes the Standard Model and provides us with a consistent mathematical framework that can be used to describe nature in fine detail. However, several aspects of the Standard Model force us to raise questions about the foundations of this theory. Many proposed answers to these questions suggest that the Standard Model is a low-energy approximation to a much more fundamental theory that we strive to discover.
Scientists of the CRC will conduct research in the phenomenology of elementary particles, focusing in particular on physics related to the Higgs boson, the physics of top quarks, electroweak gauge bosons, jets, and dark matter, as well as flavor physics. Our goal is to develop novel concepts and methodologies to search for physics beyond the Standard Model through precise measurements at the LHC, at flavor factories and elsewhere.
Open positionsThe CRC has openings for postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions. More information can be found here, or directly contact the principal investigators. |
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News
The CRC TRR 257 is organizing a Summer School on subjects related to “Particle Physics Phenomenology after the Higgs Discovery'', which will be held in Bingen am Rhein from Sep 30 to Oct 4, 2024. It is aimed at researchers at advanced PhD and early career postdoc level and covers subjects such as Effective Field Theory, Higgs Phenomenology, Amplitudes, Resummation and Parton Showers, Flavor Physics, Machine Learning and Quantum Computing. More information can be found here. (posted on: 10.03.2024)
The Young Scientists Meeting is a three-day meeting for all members of the Collaborative Research Center TRR 257. The scientific talks will be presented by young scientists (PhD students or PostDocs) and they will focus on the various projects of our CRC. This will give all participants the opportunity to gain a better overview of these projects and allow the speakers to present their research in front of a large audience. More information can be found here. (posted on: 18.08.2024)
The 17th edition of the Workshop on Elementary Particle Physics will take place in Wittenberg, from the 14th to the 19th of April 2024. More details are available here. (posted on: 03.03.2024)
The 5th edition of the “Beyond the Flavour Anomalies” workshop will take place in Siegen, Germany, from 9th April till 11th April 2024. It will be hosted by the theoretical particle physics group of the University of Siegen. More details are available here. (posted on: 03.03.2024)
The Annual Meeting of the CRC TRR 257 will take place at KIT, where CRC members will present their current research. More details can be found here. (posted on: 11.01.2024) |
Recent SeminarsAndrea Caputo (CERN), 06.02.2025, Karlsruhe Gavin Salam (University of Oxford), 28.01.2025, Aachen Marek Lewicki (U. Warsaw), 16.01.2025, Karlsruhe Benjamin Fischer (RWTH Aachen University), 14.01.2025, Aachen |
Recent PublicationsL. Chen, M. Czakon, M. Niggetiedt Nikolaos Dimitrakopoulos Minos Reinartz Gudrun Heinrich, Jannis Lang Matteo Fael, Ilija Milutin, K. Keri Vos view all publications |