The Building Blocks of the Universe

宇宙的基石

• 批准号: SAPIN-2015-00046
• 负责人: Frey, Andrew
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: University of Winnipeg
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=591540
• 关键词: Building; Blocks; Universe

My research investigates the main building blocks of the universe and the structure of space-time itself using tools from particle physics and string theory. The majority of my research aims to discover the composition of the modern universe, specifically uncovering the nature of dark matter, yet-to-be-discovered particles known only by their influence on gravity. We are in an era of rapid discovery, with multiple experiments to detect dark matter and highly sensitive astrophysical observatories now active. I am especially interested in anomalies in astroparticle physics which may be caused by dark matter and therefore give us insight into dark matter's underlying nature. I also discern the possible impact of these models for terrestrial detection experiments and even potential discoveries of new physics at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, keeping Canada at the forefront of this exciting research area.

我的研究使用粒子物理和弦理论的工具来研究宇宙的主要组成部分和时空本身的结构。我的大部分研究旨在发现现代宇宙的组成，特别是揭示暗物质的本质，暗物质是仅因其对重力的影响而已知的尚未被发现的粒子。我们正处于一个快速发现的时代，有多个探测暗物质的实验，高灵敏度的天体物理观测站现在也在活跃。我对天体粒子物理学中的反常现象特别感兴趣，这种反常现象可能是由暗物质引起的，因此可以让我们洞察暗物质的潜在性质。我还看到了这些模型对地球探测实验的可能影响，甚至是欧洲核子研究中心大型强子对撞机上新物理的潜在发现，使加拿大保持在这一令人兴奋的研究领域的前沿。