Geography Colloquium Series
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The Proton and the Future of Particle Physics
The Proton and the Future of Particle Physics by Richard Hill, University of Chicago.
Muonium, Positronium, Proton Radius, and all that
Dr. Michael Eides University of Kentucky I will discuss physics of exotic muonium and positronium atoms, high precision quantum electrodynamic calculations of energy levels, and determination of the electron-muon mass ratio. I'll introduce the proton radius puzzle, discuss briefly the experimental data on muonic hydrogen, deuterium, and helium, and explain the status of the respective theory.
Many facets of strongly coupled QFT: from QCD to Cosmology By Anatoly Dymarsky
Many facets of strongly coupled QFT: from QCD to Cosmology By Anatoly Dymarsky
Muonium, Positronium, Proton Radius, and all that
Dr. Michael Eides University of Kentucky I will discuss physics of exotic muonium and positronium atoms, high precision quantum electrodynamic calculations of energy levels, and determination of the electron-muon mass ratio. I'll introduce the proton radius puzzle, discuss briefly the experimental data on muonic hydrogen, deuterium, and helium, and explain the status of the respective theory.
The Universe as a Detector: What can we learn about fundamental physics from Cosmology?
Dr. Harsh Mathur Case Western Reserve University The imprint of primordial gravitational radiation on the cosmic microwave background polarization, if observed, is considered smoking gun proof of inflation. I will discuss how such an observation can not only provide information about the Universe in the epoch of inflation but also constrain theories of grand unification. In the second part of the talk I will discuss tests of gravity on scales ranging from the tabletop to the cosmological scale. Such tests may shed light on physics beyond the standard model.