Salón de Actos (Parc Científic) Jueves, 24 de Noviembre de 2011 a las 12:30 PM
Resumen
The Higgs mechanism plays a key role in the physics of elementary
particles: in the context of the Standard Model, the theory which
describes in a unified framework the electromagnetic, weak and strong
interactions, it allows for the generation of particle masses while
preserving the mathematical consistency of the theory. This mechanism
predicts the existence of a new type of particle,the scalar Higgs boson,
with unique characteristics. The detection of this particle and the study
of its fundamental properties is a major goal of high--energy particle
colliders, such as the CERN Large Hadron Collider. In this talk, I present
an introduction to the Standard Model and the Higgs mechanism for mass
generation, summarize the basic properties of the scalar Higgs particles
and discuss the prospects for producing and studying them at the LHC. The
Higgs sectors of some scenarios for new physics beyond the Standard
Model will be commented upon.
