The focus of our research at the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics (TTP) is the study of physics of elementary particles. Physics of elementary
particles is successfully described by the Standard Model of Particle Physics that was proposed as the leading theory of Nature more than 40 years
ago. The Standard Model is an extremely successful theory which describes a vast majority of phenomena that are observed in the Universe. Yet,
theoretical shortcomings of the Standard Model suggest that this theory is incomplete and that additional, so far unknown, particles and interactions
should exist. The research of the Institute contributes towards discovering the physics beyond the Standard Model through refined theoretical
descriptions of Standard Model processes and through a development of specific models of New Physics.
Researches at the Institute provide theoretical support for studying Higgs boson physics at the LHC, explore the flavour structure of the
Standard Model and beyond by studying properties of B and D mesons and develop new methods for performing high-precision computations
in Quantum Field Theory.
Thesis
If you are interested in theoretical or theoretical particle physics, we always welcome students to work on their Bachelor's or Master's thesis at TTP. In order to learn more, you can visit the 11th floor and talk to us or contact us via e-mail. You can find more information, including a list of completed Bachelor and Master theses, here.
News
The upcoming institute's seminar (Wednesday, 18.05, 11.30am) will be given by Alexander Penin. He will talk about “What becomes of vortices when they grow giant?”. The seminar will take place in room 10/1. |
In this week's particle physics colloquium (Thursday, 12.05, 15h45 – 17h15), we will have Dr. Rainer Mankel (Desy) giving a talk on “The alignment challenge in complex high resolution trackers”. The presentation will take place in Kleiner Hörsaal A, and it will also be transmitted via Zoom. |
The Young Scientists Meeting is a three-day meeting, 8-10 June, for all members of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) TRR 257. Besides scientific talks, this workshop also includes talks about soft skills and gender equality. More information can be found here. |
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12.05.2022 Loops and Legs |
02.05.2022 Particle physics colloquium In this week's particle physics colloquium (Thursday, 05.05, 15h45 – 17h15), we will have Prof. Tobias Golling (University of Geneva) giving a talk on “Simulating Reality & Searching for the Unknown”. The presentation will take place in Kleiner Hörsaal A, and it will also be transmitted via Zoom. |
02.05.2022 Institute's seminar The upcoming institute's seminar (Wednesday, 04.05, 11:30) will be given by Min He, he will speak about “Dark matter interpretation of the neutron decay anomaly”. The seminar will take place in room 10/1. |