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On the interplay between Higgs physics, weak interactions, and gravitation
Tuesday September 2, 2014
| 2:00 pm
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Presenter: | Roberto Onofrio (University of Padova and ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) |
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| Series: | Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars | |
| Abstract: |
Quantum physics and gravitation have been considered for a long time as two non-overlapping theories, with prevalent domain of applicability in the micro and macroworld, respectively. Yet, in our search for a unified picture of Nature we need to find situations in which there is cross-talk between the quantum and gravitation, to highlight possible contradictions and ways to overcome them. I will show how atomic physics may help to smooth out this situation, discussing two examples related to macroscopic consequences of the Higgs field in astrophysics and gravitation [1,2,3], and microscopic consequences of a conjecture in which weak interactions may be interpreted as manifestations of gravity at the Fermi scale [4,5,6].
[1] R. Onofrio, Phys. Rev. D 82, 065008 (2010). [2] R. Onofrio, Eur. Phys. J. C 72, 2006 (2012). [3] R. Onofrio and G. A. Wegner, Astrophys. J. 791, 125 (2014). [4] R. Onofrio, Mod. Phys. Lett. A 28, 1350022 (2013). [5] R. Onofrio, EPL 104, 20002 (2013). [6] R. Onofrio, Mod. Phys. Lett. A 29, 1350187 (2014). |
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| Host: | Rouzbeh Allahverdi | |
| Location: | PAIS-2540, PAIS | |
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