Related papers: Experimental introduction to extra dimensions
An introduction to relativistic collisions; analysis of electron-positron annihilation-in-flight given as a practical example.
We review some of the reactions which can be studied in the $e^-e^-$ mode of a linear collider and may reveal aspects of physics beyond the realm of the standard model. The complementarity to $e^+e^-$ scattering is stressed.
Results from various searches for new physical phenomena performed by the four LEP experiments are summarised. Topics presented include the search for contact interactions, a Z' boson, leptoquarks, excited leptons, technicolour and gravity…
This brief note, written for non-specialists, aims at drawing an introductive overview of the multiverse issue.
A way to add an extra dimension is briefly discussed.
In this speculative analysis, interdimensionality is introduced as the (co)existence of universes embedded into larger ones. These interdimensional universes may be isolated or intertwined, suggesting a variety of interdimensional intrinsic…
Tackling the many open questions in particle physics will require the construction of new colliders. This short note includes a few considerations that seem to be brought up rarely.
We present a general overview of recent QCD results at hadronic colliders.
A number of topics involving metrics and measures are discussed, including some of the special structure associated with ultrametrics.
Extra dimensions can be utilized to simplify problems in classical mechanics, offering new insights. Here we show a simple example of how the motion of a test particle under the influence of an inverse-quadratic potential in 1D is…
In this article we will discuss the basic calculational concepts to simulate particle physics events at high energy colliders. We will mainly focus on the physics in hadron colliders and particularly on the simulation of the perturbative…
We review some theoretical and experimental issues in unparticle physics, focusing mainly on collider signatures.
An introduction to the physics and mathematics of the expanding universe, using no more than high-school level / undergraduate mathematics. Covered are the basics of scale factor expansion, the dynamics of the expanding universe, various…
We discuss indirect manifestations of graviton exchange, predicted by large extra dimensions, in fermion-pair production at a high-energy e^+e^- collider. By means of specifically defined asymmetries among integrated angular distributions,…
I give a pedagogical introduction to the concepts and the tools that are necessary to study particle physics models in higher dimensions. I then give a more detailed presentation of warped compactifications and discuss their possible…
I briefly discuss the current state of the art for models with extended scalar sectors and give examples for corresponding investigations, with a focus on processes at lepton colliders.
We describe a highly predictive model for supersymmetry breaking in 5 dimensions. We develop its phenomenology and the capabilities for discovery and measurement at various colliders.
New large colliders will probe scales up to few TeV, indicating the way Nature has chosen to extend the Standard Model. We review alternative scenarios to the traditional Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model: the little Higgs model, split…
In this contribution we present a discussion of some aspects of the capabilities of a photon collider to probe physics beyond the standard model. I will take a few examples from Higgs physics, supersymmetry, extra dimensional theories as…
The minisuperspace model in $3+d$ spatial dimensions with the matter, described by the bag model, is considered with the aim to estimate the probability of creation of the compactified extra dimensions in nuclear collisions. The amplitude…