Elementary Particle Physics at The University of Alabama

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Elementary Particle Theory

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To probe the symmetries of the elementary particles and fundamental forces and their deeper relation to the ultimate truth is the goal of modern particle theory.     At the University of Alabama this work is undertaken on a broad front from lower dimensional field theoretic models to relativistic superstring theory to the current phenomenology of particle reactions to the gravitational theory of black holes. 
 
Our faculty and their current research interests are
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• Louis Clavelli,  Emeritus
  Cosmology, Supersymmetry, Higgs, Astroparticle
  Recent work focuses on a non-standard cosmology with finite matter, possible astrophysical indications of Supersymmetry and on Susy Higgs at the LHC. 
  Synopsis of recent work
  
  
• Benjamin Harms - Cosmology and theory of Black Holes
  The goal of the program is to predict how objects with horizons (black holes) interact with other objects when quantum effects are taken into account.
  
  
• Matthias Kaminski - String Theory, Field Theory, Effective Field Theories, Many-Body Systems
  
  
• Nobuchika Okada - Astroparticle and Collider Physics
  Research is focussed on signals for new physics at the LHC and in astrophysical observations.
  
  
• Allen Stern - Quantum Groups, non-commutative geometry, and low dimensional models
  Quantum groups offer a new procedure for quantizing a classical theory. They have possible applications in generalizing gauge theories as well as in describing systems with exotic statistics.