IAS Fundamental Physics Seminar Series - The Universe as a Laboratory for High Energy Physics
4:00pm - 5:00pm
IAS 4042, 4/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Abstract
Recent progress in astrophysics and observational cosmology has opened a new window for us to understand the fundamental Laws of Nature. In this talk, the speaker will show how the modern observables - from cosmological distances measurement and galaxy rotation curves to X-ray and radio observations - are providing unprecedented insights into the nature of dark matter and the Strong CP Problem. Finally, he will highlight how intuitions developed in traditional experiment setups - including atomic, nuclear, and neutrino physics - can be transferred to reveal novel astrophysical detection strategies in the ongoing quest for new physics.