Speakers: Xiaochuan Lu (University of California, San Diego) Effective Field Theories (EFTs) have wide reaching applications in particle physics of and beyond the Standard Model (BSM). They also serve as the foundation for our modern understanding of renormalization in Quantum Field Theories. In this talk, I will discuss a few crucial aspects of EFTs, including ... Read more
Speakers: Brian Henning (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics/UCSB) High-energy physics experiments measure distributions of relativistic events across phase space, yet traditionally phase space has served merely as a calculational backdrop. In this seminar, I propose a paradigm shift: viewing phase space as a dynamic, geometric entity deeply entwined with the underlying physics. By treating phase ... Read more
Speakers: Gilly Elor (University of Texas, Austin) I will present an overview of my short and long term research plans. I will begin by presenting more background behind my colloquium topic: mesogenesis. The goal of my 4-year mesogenesis research plan is to enable the discovery (or complete exclusion) of all variations of this mechanism. I ... Read more
Speakers: Matthew Low (University of Pittsburgh) The treatment of outgoing particles at high-energy colliders as qubits in a quantum system has recently enabled the application of quantum information tools to high-energy physics. This began with the study of quantum entanglement between a top quark and an anti-top quark, which has already been measured in experiments ... Read more
Speakers: Pouya Asadi (University of Oregon) Potential non-minimal dynamics governing the dark matter interactions can have drastic implications for their phenomenology and can inform our search strategies. In this talk I advocate for meticulous studies of a broad class of next-to-minimal models, namely Confining Dark Sectors. I will argue that such dark sectors establish a ... Read more
Speakers: Barmak Shams Es Haghi (University of Texas, Austin) In this talk, I will present a novel perspective on the role of inflation in the production of Dark Matter (DM). Specifically, I will explore the DM production during Warm Inflation via ultraviolet Freeze-In (WIFI). After a brief review of DM production from a thermal bath, ... Read more
Speakers: Bhaskar Dutta (Texas A&M university) In this talk, I will present new detection channels for light dark matter, with a particular focus on utilizing proton beam dump–based neutrino facilities. The high-intensity beams at these experiments open up the possibility of probing previously unexplored regions of light dark matter parameter space. These detection strategies are ... Read more