Weakly Interacting Particles and Physics Beyond the Standard Model

我的研究项目集中在基本粒子物理学中两个尚未解决的问题。第一个问题是关于自然界四种基本力之一的电弱力，以及它在高能量下的行为。第二个问题是，在天文学和天体物理学观测中看到的暗物质是否是一种新的基本粒子，一种新的物质形式。奇怪的是，这两个问题都起源于20世纪30年代恩里科·费米的衰变理论和弗里茨·兹威基对后发星团的观测。更重要的是，这两个问题都可能引领我们进入极其成功的标准模型之外的现象。

My research program is focused on two unresolved problems in elementary particle physics. The first problem is concerned with one of the four fundamental forces of nature, the Electroweak force, and its behavior at high energies. The second problem is whether the dark matter seen in astronomical and astrophysical observations is a new fundamental particle, a new form of matter. Curiously, both problems have their origins in the 1930's with Enrico Fermi's theory of beta decay and Fritz Zwicky's observation of the Coma cluster. More importantly, both problems may usher us into phenomena beyond the extremely successful Standard Model.