Physics and Astronomy At The University of Georgia

Departmental Colloquium

Title
Higgs and top quark physics in high-energy colliders  
Speaker
Dr. Nikoloas Kidonakis -- Kennesaw State University, Department of Biology and Physics  
When
Thursday, September 8, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  
Where
Auditorium, Physics 202  
Host
Chad Fertig  
Abstract

I present a brief overview of the Standard Model of particle physics, its theoretical underpinnings in Quantum Field Theory, and its experimental verification in high-energy colliders. I discuss two major aspects of current particle physics research: the search for the Higgs boson and the study of the top quark.