Dr. Pat Kalyniak

Theoretical Particle Physics

Phenomenology
Theoretical work that relates to predicting or interpreting the outcome of experiments

Extensions of the Standard Model of Electroweak Physics

• motivation to understand - electroweak symmetry breaking, related to the generation of mass; structure of particle content
• new ideas typically include extension of the fundamental interactions and of the matter particle content - Little Higgs, 3-3-1 models,..
• model independent investigations of new physics
  • anomalous gauge boson couplings
• identification of new physics and discrimination between models
  • extra gauge bosons
  • heavy neutral leptons
  • new heavy quarks
• indirect contributions of new physics via contributions to loops