The Universe as a Laboratory for High Energy Physics
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.
About the Speaker
Dr. SUN Chen received his PhD from Virginia Tech, under the supervision of Prof. Tatsu TAKEUCHI. He then has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University and Los Alamos National Laboratory, and currently at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). As a theorist, he works at the intersection of cosmology, astrophysics, and high energy physics, with a focus on new physics searches.
About the Center for Fundamental Physics
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