Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics (TTP)

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.

If you are interested in 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.

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05.12.2024 KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium

Next Thursday, 05.12.2024 at 15:45, we will have the next KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium. This time Dr. Jan Eysermans (MIT) will talk about “High-precision measurement of the W boson mass at CMS”. The seminar will take place in the Kleiner Hörsaal A (CS) .


04.12.2024 Institute's seminar

Our next institute seminar will take place on Wednesday 04 December at 11h30. The speaker this time is Alexander Eberhart, who will talk about “Leptophilic Axion-Like Particles in Beam-Dump Experiments”. The seminar will take place in room 10/01.


28.11.2024 KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium

Next Thursday, 28.11.2024 at 15:45, we will have our regular KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium. This time Dr. Yu-Dai Tsai (Los Alamos) will talk about “Cosmic Millicharge Background: Probing Fundamental Theories & Reheating Cosmology”. The seminar will take place in the Kleiner Hörsaal A (CS) .





27.11.2024 Institute's seminar

Our next institute seminar will take place on Wednesday 27 November at 11h30. This time we will have Jonas Matuszak, who will talk about “Pulsar timing arrays, gravitational waves and classical conformal symmetry”. The seminar will take place in room 10/01.


26.11.2024 Particle physics seminar

This Tuesday, 26.11.2024 at 15:45, there will be a special particle physics seminar by Sumit Banik (Univ. Zurich). The talk will be about “Accumulating Evidence for New Higgs Boson from Associated Di-Photon Searches”. The seminar will take place in room 10/1.


20.11.2024 Institute's seminar

Our next institute seminar will take place on Wednesday 20 November at 11h30. The speaker this time is Monika Blanke, who will give a talk on “The flavour of dark matter freeze-out”. The seminar will take place in room 10/01.




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