How to tell the unknown from the known: the role of theoretical predictions in LHC physics
Event details
| Date | 26.03.2012 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker |
Dr. Stefano Frixione Lab. de physique des particules et de cosmologie, EPFL Theory Division, CERN |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
An important ingredient in a successful physics programme at the LHC is the systematic use of precise computations, which help reduce the theoretical bias on experimental analyses, thanks to the possibility of giving reliable predictions with a minimal amount of tuning on real data. Very significant progress has been made in the past few years, that allowed perturbative computations to be broadened in scope and increased in accuracy. I shall review the ideas behind this progress, illustrate some of the technical obstacles which have been cleared, and discuss future prospects.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Section de Physique