The Standard Model and Experiment
During the second half of the twentieth century theorists made an enormous progress in understanding the nature of matter's elementary constituents and the interactions among them. This progress led to the construction of an elaborate edifice, known as "The Standard Model". Its basic ingredient is an abstract geometrical concept of symmetry which we will exemplify in this talk. The comparison of the Standard Model predictions with experiment shows a spectacular agreement which we will briefly present. We will also signal a few cases of slight disagreement and discuss their potential significance.
Friday, 8 February 2019, ore 14:30 — Aula Magna "Tullio Regge"