"Implications of Higgs boson discovery to physics beyond the Standard Model" Nobuchika Okada

Speaker:
Professor Nobuchika Okada
Associate Professor
Particle Physics and Cosmology
The University of Alabama

Abstract:
The long-sought Higgs boson in the Standard Model of particle physics was finally discovered at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012.  We have just started exploring the Higgs sector in the Standard Model towards understanding of the origin of mass.  Although the Standard Model is currently known as the best theory in describing elementary particle physics, it has become clear that a number of experimental observations needs physics beyond the Standard Model.

Precise measurements of Higgs boson properties at the LHC can not only allow us to understand the origin of mass, but also reveal physics beyond the Standard Model. In this talk, I will first give a brief review on the current status of Higgs physics and then discuss possible implications of the Higgs boson properties measured by the LHC experiments to physics beyond the Standard Model.