Electroweak Processes at NLO and NNLO Level

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Recent evidence coming from neutrino oscillation, dark matter and dark energy shows that the 40-year old Standard Model of Particle Physics incomplete, and that we are at the threshold of a new theory and “New Physics.” One way to look for possible signals of new physics is with high-precision experiments at lower energy which can provide indirect access to physics at multi-TeV scales and play an important complementary role to the Large Hadron Collider research program. This research requires both experimental and theoretical effort, and the new-generation experiments will need a new degree of precision from theory. ****** In this research program, we strive to bring subatomic physics computations to the next level and to provide the most precise and reliable theoretical input for the high-precision experiments by taking advantage of the new semi-automated symbolic computing methods. Our innovative computational models can be used for a wide range of applications, including next-to-leading and next-to-next-to-leading electroweak radiative corrections for lepton-lepton and lepton-hadron scattering, modeling pion electroproduction, and evaluating electric and magnetic dynamical polarizabilities for hadrons. The program will also allow for training a new generation of scientists enabling Canada to maintain its position at the forefront of world-class research for decades to come.***