"Searching high and low for physics beyond the Standard Model" by A. Signer (PSI Villigen)

Thursday 22 May 2014, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Paris

Grand Amphi (LPSC)

Despite its phenomenal success, there are a few issues that clearly point towards the necessity of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). Thus, the SM should be viewed as an effective theory valid up to a certain energy scale. Given that no signs of new physics have been found at the LHC so far, this scale seems to be higher than suggested by arguments based on the hierarchy problem. In this talk a critical review is given of arguments where the scale of new physic might be. The scenario for a very high scale of new physics is considered and the interplay of high-energy and low-energy searches is discussed.

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