Raymond Brock (Michigan State University)
Date: Thu. November 21st, 2019, 4:00 pm-5:00 pmThat Spin Zero Boson Changes Everything: The Future of the Energy Frontier in Particle Physics
The “Higgs Boson” discovery requires us to think differently about planning for the future of Particle Physics. While the decades-long confirmation of the Standard Model itself is an historic episode – as a dynamical model of nature, it is not helpful as a clear guide to the future. I will l review the features of the Standard Model that make it superb, but also point out why it’s frustrating, and I’ll describe the hints that motivate us for the coming decades.