Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2009-02-02
Nucl.Phys.A827:187c-198c,2009
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
12 pages, 5 figures, summary talk at the 2008 PANIC conference
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.05.034
The Standard Model is in good shape, apart possibly from g_\mu - 2 and some niggling doubts about the electroweak data. Something like a Higgs boson is required to provide particle masses, but theorists are actively considering alternatives. The problems of flavour, unification and quantum gravity will require physics beyond the Standard Model, and astrophysics and cosmology also provide reasons to expect physics beyond the Standard Model, in particular to provide the dark matter and explain the origin of the matter in the Universe. Personally, I find supersymmetry to be the most attractive option for new physics at the TeV scale. The LHC should establish the origin of particle masses has good prospects for discovering dark matter, and might also cast light on unification and even quantum gravity. Important roles may also be played by lower-energy experiments, astrophysics and cosmology in the searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model.
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